Small tortoise

The small tortoise or vaness of the nettle ( Aglais urticae Linnaeus 1758 or Nymphalis urticae ) is a butterfly of Nymphalidé S. this butterfly is diurnal.

Morphology

  • Size of the male: 22 to 25 Misters

Biology

  • Season of appearance of the adults: as from May.
  • Habitat: everywhere until several of 3.000 Mr.
  • Plant-hosts: Its caterpillar is nourished on the Ortie S, Saule S, fruit trees…

Subspecies

  • Aglais urticae ichnusa Hübner, 1824 - Vanesse de Tyrrhénide.

Distribution

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