ANIMALIA

Smal Tortoiseshell / Kleiner Fuchs / Aglais urticae

With bright gravel backdrop / Mit hellem Kies als Hintergrund



3 comments so far...

Fizgig November 21, 2017, 05:10 PM
Beautiful shot....
BJW November 22, 2017, 11:19 AM
This one is lovely and a butterfly I've never seen!
Sonja November 22, 2017, 11:57 AM
Well, unfortunately this one refused me to sit propperly open long enough for a picture of the upper side, but in the end they are almost look alikes to Compton Tortoiseshells (Aglais vaualbum) of the USA. They just have a most pretty hem of showy blue shimmering lunules where the Compton has a blain brown wavy line , but no "v" or "i" blemish on the bland leaflitter underside.
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