First butterfly of the year! – 4 Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae, have been seen in and around our Falmouth garden over the last couple of days (8/9 March). Worringly these are our first butterflies of the year! Normally by now … Read More
Small Tortoiseshell butterfly numbers are still on the decline. I always look forward to receiving “Butterfly“, the magazine of Butterfly Conservation, but I have to admit that I often finish the read feeling a little bit depressed. Despite all the … Read More
Click on the link below to see a short video of Small Tortoiseshell butterflies feeding on heathers in the sunshine in the garden yesterday. There were up to four of these beautiful butterflies at any time, all feeding furiously on … Read More
Twelve Small Tortoiseshell and two Peacock butterflies were enjoying the afternoon sunshine along the sheltered cliffs leading down to Swanpool Beach, Falmouth today. So it looks as if good numbers of butterflies may have successfully hibernated through one of the … Read More
A Small Tortoiseshell butterfly was seen briefly sunning itself on a wall sheltered from the cold north-westerly winds on Saturday, 26 February. Insight: A once very common butterfly throughout the UK, its numbers have declined in recent years partly due, … Read More
Common name: Small Tortoiseshell Latin name: Aglais urticae Family: Nymphalids (Nymphalidae >> Nymphalinae) Type: Butterfly larva or caterpillar
Common name: Small Tortoiseshell Latin name: Aglais urticae Family: Nymphalidae >> Nymphalinae Flies: Can be seen all through the year This photo Date: 2 August Location: Glebe Cliff, Tintagel, Cornwall Other photos Gallery: British Butterflies Related images:
Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae). Click on the link to see the British Butterfly gallery. Related images: