Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly on pink flower

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The Small Tortoiseshell is among the most well-known butterflies in Britain and Ireland. The striking and attractive patterning and its appearance at almost any time of the year in urban areas have made it a familiar species. It is one of the first butterflies to be seen in spring and in the autumn it often visits garden flowers in large numbers.

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Size: 4912px × 7360px
Location: Devon, UK
Photo credit: © Paul Ward / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: aglais, butterfly, entomology, flower, insect, lepidopterist, lepidopterology, orientation, pink, portrait, small, tortoiseshell, upperwing, urticae