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The Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) is of the family Nymphalidae which is in the genus Aglais.
It has a widespread distribution in the Palearctic region but is absent
from southern Asia.
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Overwintering as an adult, its cryptic under wing pattern helps to
avoid detection by predators. It emerges from hibernation in the spring to lay eggs
on its larval plant. The caterpillars (larvae) feed on Common Nettle (Urtica dioica).
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Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds