Title

Small Tortoiseshell

Caption

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), large numbers of caterpillars webbing and feeding on Stinging Nettle, Urtica dioica, foliage, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Date

Jul 18, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Nigel Cattlin

Reference

BRK22G43_146

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,8Mb (1,3Mb) / 17,7in x 11,8in / 5315 x 3537 (300dpi)

Keywords

Aglais urticae British Brush-footed butterflies Brush-footed butterfly Butterflies Butterfly Common nettle England Europe Four-footed butterfly Insect Insecta Insects Lepidoptera Lepidopteran Nettle Nettles No People North Europe Northern Europe Nymphalidae Small tortoiseshell Small tortoiseshells Stinging nettle Stinging nettles Urtica Urtica dioica Urticaceae animal animals big butterfly caterpillar caterpillar caterpillars cub deserted development developments diurnal butterflies diurnal butterfly empty foliage great growth habitat hatchling ingestion juvenile juveniles large larva larvae leaf leaves metamorphoses metamorphosis natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature no one nobody number numbers out outdoor outdoors outside pup stinging nettle suckling uninhabited wildlife photography young young animal young animals yuvenile Great Britain UK United Kingdom animal feed animal feeds eat fauna feed feeding plant plants wildlife