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Aglais urticae
Sleeping beauty... Temperatures were icy on this late May morning and this poor Aglais urticae appeared almost frozen on his sleeping spot. I was even able to brush the few grass blades on the 5th pic aside to get very close to it.
Alpine meadow.
Butterflies are cold-blooded. When they get too cold, they warm themselves in the sun. Dark-colored scales soak up heat very well. One hour later the butterfly had flown away.
Spotted on May 27, 2013
Submitted on Jun 5, 2013
8 Comments
Thanks Karen and Mark!
Stunning series Daniele!
Nice set Daniel.
Thanks Satyen and Landmark Expert!
whoa the third photo is so Epic!
Lovely series!
Thanks Dan. All my other spottings of this species are only dorsal shots I think. For a change I was happy to be able to capture the intricacy of the ventral side :-)
Nice that it staying still for you. Too bad you couldn't get any dorsal shots. These butterflies are really beautiful.