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Aglais urticae
Medium size butterfly, 4-5 cm wingspan, females half a centimeter bigger than the male. The wing anverse is orange colour with black spots while the reverse in pale yellow and black with brown reflections. Both sexes are very similar in design and colour.
Pine tree forest. Parque Nacional de Sierra de Guadarrama
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/800 sec.; f/14; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No Flash fired
Spotted on Jun 13, 2014
Submitted on Jul 24, 2014
4 Comments
Thanks Dominique!
Beautiful coloring!
Gracias Jorge. Estamos en plena temporada de mariposas, aprovecha ahora para hacerles fotos.
Alucino con las bonitas que pueden llegar a ser las mariposas