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Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly

Aglais urticae

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Field Notes

Description:

A lovely orange-red butterfly with black and cream spots

Habitat:

Found in rural Norfolk

Reference Links:

Small Tortoiseshell

Species ID Suggestions

Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae

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Stian Waaler
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Mission
Broadland Biodiversity

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PublishedJuly 11, 2013

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