Caterpillars of the butterfly Aglais urticae (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) on nettle (Urtica dioida) Location : Mazée, Belgium
Date 3 June 2013, 13:40:39
Author Gilles San Martin https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:GillesSM
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:AglaisUrticaeCaterpillar.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.