59.027 Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell)
ws: m45-55mm, f52-62mm; overwinters as adult, emerge Mar-May, then breeds with offspring peaking Jul-Sep; common/small nettle (Urtica dioica/urens); common throughout GB though declining in south
Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell) §4
ID: orange-red ground colour with yellow and black blotches, most striking along the forewing costa, a small white spot on the costa near the forewing apex and a border of blue spots along the termen of both wings.
The rare migrant Nymphalis polychloros (Large Tortoiseshell) is larger (m68-72mm, f72-75mm), has much reduced yellow marks, lacks the white spot and lacks the blue spots on the forewing termen (though they are present on the hindwing termen).
The rare migrant Nymphalis polychloros (Large Tortoiseshell) is larger (m68-72mm, f72-75mm), has much reduced yellow marks, lacks the white spot and lacks the blue spots on the forewing termen (though they are present on the hindwing termen).
Dissection
Female genitalia
Larva
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§1 Foulness, Essex; 09/10/2005
§2 Foulness, Essex; 02/07/2006 §3 Anglesey; 30/07/2007 §4 Skye; 02/08/2013 §5 Bampton Grange, Cumbria; 02/11/2018; female; fw 25.8mm All images © Chris Lewis |
Larva: St Marys, Isles of Scilly; 08/06/2013
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Page published 07/04/2014 (§1-4) | §5 added 24/04/2019
