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Aglais urticae
A tortoiseshell butterfly spotted in a mountain meadow. When opened the butterfly displays a striking array of colours, including a row of blue triangles on the rear edge.
Meadows, gardens; temperate Europe.
Threatened resting individuals rapidly open their wings, flashing colours which have been shown to frighten inexperienced birds.
Spotted on Jun 4, 2011
Submitted on Jun 5, 2011
2 Comments
Thank you Alice! One of my favourite butterflies.
That is drop dead beautiful!