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Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae L.

Photo by The MnMs
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Field Notes

Description:

It was nicely basking in the sun.

Habitat:

http://www.np-weerribbenwieden.nl/

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Small Tortoiseshell

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Comments (6)
The MnMs
thanks dotun55! for europeans it is a common sight in the summer but is still nice to show it to people living in other parts of the world :-)
Atul
Aa haa !! Lovely !

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PublishedAugust 26, 2013

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