page_title: Small tortoiseshell
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Small tortoiseshell / Description
caption_attribution_description: Dying butterflies Rain down upon my driveway With the autumn leaves. It's a shame to waste a dead butterfly, and as they tend to keep nice and still, a focus stacking opportunity. Small Tortoiseshell - Aglais urticae. Sony ILCE-6000 Canon MP-E 65mm (5x) F2.8 G SSM f5.6 1/5 ISO 100 23 image stack in Zerene, DMAP &amp; PMAX. A new career awaits, Haiku writer - how exciting! Shame I'm rubbish at it.
context_page_description: The small tortoiseshell is a colourful Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Adults feed on nectar and may hibernate over winter; in warmer climates they may have two broods in a season. While the dorsal surface of the wings is vividly marked, the ventral surface is drab, providing camouflage. Eggs are laid on the common nettle, on which the larvae feed.
context_section_description: It is a medium-sized butterfly that is mainly reddish orange, with black and yellow markings on the forewings as well as a ring of blue spots around the edge of the wings. It has a wingspan ranging from 4.5–6.2 cm.
caption: Wing scales of Aglais urticae.
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