small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) English: Small Tortoiseshell, Blefjell, Norway
Norsk bokmål: Neslesommerfugl på Blefjell - Nymphalis urticae eller Aglais urticae
Date 23 July 2010
Photo: Arnstein Rønning
Author Arnstein Rønning https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Eaglestein
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neslesommerfugl_2.JPG
The small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is a colourful Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found throughout temperate Europe, Asia Minor, Central Asia, Siberia, China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan. The small tortoiseshell is the national butterfly of Denmark.
