Small tortoiseshell butterfly larva

Close-up of a Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) resting with open wings on a nettle leaf in a Norfolk open woodland habitat in summer

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44047NDO.jpg

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(c) Papilio/Nigel Downer

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4604x3476 / 2.7MB

insect insects invertebrate invertebrates butterfly butterflies Lepidoptera Nymphalidae Small tortoiseshell butterly Aglais urticae larva larvae caterpillar caterpillars close-up greyish-brown mottled gregarious feeding behaviour leaf nettle leaf common nature natural wildlife wood woodland open woodland habitat summer Norfolk United Kingdom Insects Invertebrates Wildlife Nature Behaviour activity animals wildlife invertebrates Insect butterfly gregarious small open united environment scenery land plants flower perennial seasons Summer Europe United Kingdom Norfolk North America United States of America Nebraska Virginia Woodland feeding resting

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Nigel Downer