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Aglais urticae

Posted by
Johan Dierckx (Wijnegem, Belgium) on 18 July 2012 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.

Aglais urticae (NL: Kleine vos / EN: Small Tortoiseshell / DE: Kleiner Fuchs / FR: Petite tortue) is a colourful and well-known Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. The species has one of the longest seasons of any Eurasian butterfly, extending from early spring to late autumn. Adults overwinter in hibernation, emerging on the first warm sunny days of the year to mate and breed. In southern parts of the range there may be two broods each year, but northern insects are inhibited by long summer daylength from breeding a second time.
Instead of posting a close-up I chose this time for a more environmental approach.

Image: Ranst (BE) – 12/06/2012

Canon EOS 400D 1/200 second F/5.6 ISO 200 150 mm

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marceline from tournai, Belgium

une belle image toute simple avec cette petite tortue comme actrice principale.. j'aime..

18 Jul 2012 6:14am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

most harmonious frame, bravo***

18 Jul 2012 6:45am

Sylvie from France

C'est superbe.

18 Jul 2012 7:15am

Sterre from Utrecht, Netherlands

Beautuful composition from the butterfly between the white flowers.

18 Jul 2012 10:04am

omid from mashhad, Iran

woooooooooooow!
very nice!!!!!
so beautiful colors!!!!
Lovely!
Lovely!

18 Jul 2012 3:02pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Beautiful! I love the colors!

19 Jul 2012 1:53am

Canon EOS 400D
1/200 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
150 mm

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