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Aglais urticae
Check the different tongue extensions in the three pictures!! 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.
High mountains (1800 m). Pine tree forest. Parque Nacional de Sierra de Guadarrama
Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/400 sec.; f/10; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No Flash
Spotted on Jul 10, 2013
Submitted on Oct 22, 2013
7 Comments
Very nice!
Thanks mcaul6515
So cool!!! I have never seen a hairy butterfly before!
Thanks AryaMansourzadeh
Beautiful
Thanks staccyh
Awesome series - love the proboscis movement.