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Aglais urticae
This is a common european very colourful butterfly, some 5 cm in wingspan. Wings are bright orange with dark-brown and white spots; and brown edges with blue fields on their margins. Two shades of brown underneath (pic N° 4).
This a common Palearctic species, linked to nettle - here observed feeding on honeysuckle. Observed on mountain pastures on edges of montane forests in Jura range.
Spotted on Aug 26, 2019
Submitted on Aug 30, 2019
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