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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Aglais urticae
Aglais urticae(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Nymphalinae
  3. Nymphalini
  4. Aglais
  5.  urticae
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TL: Sweden   (4200 m.)

Habitat

  • Forest paths
  • Gardens
  • Glades
  • Meadows
  • Ruderal areas

Similar species

  • Nymphalis (N.) polychloros
  • Nymphalis (N.) vaualbum
  • Nymphalis (N.) xanthomelas
  • Polygonia c-album
MU

40-50 mm

FU

43-53 mm

MD
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Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàPapallona de les ortigues
    ČeskyBabočka kopřivová
    DanskNældens takvinge
    DeutschKleiner Fuchs
    Eesti keelKoerliblikas
    EnglishSmall Tortoiseshell
    EspañolOrtiguera
    FrançaisPetite tortue
    HrvatskiKoprivina riđa
    ÍslenskaNetlufiðrildi
    ItalianoVanessa dell'ortica
    LatviešuNātru raibenis
    LietuviųDilgėlinukas
    MagyarKis rókalepke
    NederlandsKleine vos
    NorskNeslesommerfugl
    PolskiRusałka pokrzywnik
    ShqipFlutura e hithrave
    SlovenčinaBabôčka pŕhľavová
    SlovenščinaMali koprivar
    SrpskiKoprivar
    SuomeksiNokkosperhonen
    SvenskaNässelfjäril
    TürkçeAglais
    ΕλληνικάΜικρό χελωνοκαύκαλο
    БългарскиКопривна пеперуда
    РусскийКрапивница
    РусскийМногоцветница крапивная
    ქართულიმეჭინჭრია
    中文荨麻蛱蝶
    한국어쐐기풀나비
    ייִדישנמפית חרמון
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    CannabaceaeHumulus lupulusCommon Hop
    UrticaceaeUrticaNettle
    UrticaceaeUrtica dioicaStinging Nettle
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Inachis urticaeLinnaeus, 1758
    Nymphalis urticaeLinnaeus, 1758
    Papilio urticaeLinnaeus, 1758
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    British ButterfliesSteven Cheshire
    Butterflies and Moths of North America
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Butterfly Conservation Armenia
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Insekten BoxWilfried Funk
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    Russian insectsIlya Osipov
    Schmetterling - RaupeWalter Schön
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Adult, upperside.

Attribution-NonCommercialJerzy HolcPoland, Toruń

Adult, upperside.

Agnieszka FerdynusPoland

Adult, upperside.

Aneta BalcerkiewiczPoland, Tchórznica Włościańska

Adult, upperside.

Ewa KuziaPoland, Dobry Las

Female, upperside.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Adult, underside.

Marian PałczyńskiPoland, Lipowy Most

Larva.

Jan ZielińskiPoland, Andrychów

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Maróz

Larvae.

Reimar BeierleinGermany

Larva.

Attribution-NonCommercialKrzysztof JonkoPoland, Stasiopole

Larvae.

Marek GrobelnyPoland, Witków

Larva.

Jerzy ZiębaPoland, Krościenko nad Dunajcem

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Muráň

Pupa.

Elżbieta KamińskaPoland, Zwierzyń

Pupa.

Jarosław BuryPoland, Markowa

Eggs.

Reimar BeierleinGermany
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