Small Tortoiseshell - Petite Tortue by GiMi53

Photography • Insects • posted on Aug 30, 2011

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Description

The Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is a well-known colourful butterfly. This is a species often found in gardens. La petite tortue ou vanesse de l'ortie (Aglais urticae) est un papillon diurne de la famille des Nymphalidae, de la sous-famille des Nymphalinae et du genre Nymphalis. Le nom Aglais est un hommage à Aglaia, c'est-à-dire Aglaé. Il s'agissait de l'une des trois Charites (appelées les trois Grâces chez les Romains), celle de la beauté éblouissante, de la splendeur. Le terme urtica fait référence à la principale plante hôte de la chenille de ce papillon, Urtica dioica, la grande ortie. Thank you very much for your comments on my previous upload:

"lady beetle * for mafto62 *"

Comments (20)

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MagikUnicorn

1:42PM | Tue, 30 August 2011

Mignon comme tout :)

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photosynthesis

1:42PM | Tue, 30 August 2011

Beautiful color & pattern on this butterfly - nice shot...

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jayfar

1:45PM | Tue, 30 August 2011

A perfect example.

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mickeyrony

1:46PM | Tue, 30 August 2011

A photo of exhibition my friend. Good choice of poses for sure. Thank you so much for sharing ((5 + +)) Une photo d'exposition mon ami . Bon choix de pose pour sure . Merci beaucoup de partager ((5++))

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Feliciti

2:26PM | Tue, 30 August 2011

excellent shot !! like to see all details of this beauty !!

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j-dwarf

3:56PM | Tue, 30 August 2011

perfect macro, wonderful pov

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rocserum

4:24PM | Tue, 30 August 2011

great close up! RS

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PatGoltz

4:47PM | Tue, 30 August 2011

A real beauty! Excellent composition!

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nigh23

5:25PM | Tue, 30 August 2011

Mighty fine photography 5+

CaressingTheDark

12:08AM | Wed, 31 August 2011

Love the clarity of the soft wings

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ia-du-lin

1:15AM | Wed, 31 August 2011

beautiful butterfly foto!

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fallen21

4:02AM | Wed, 31 August 2011

Awesome capture.

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delaorden_ojeda

6:33AM | Wed, 31 August 2011

outstand macro capture my friend , outstandind details and colors , excelent !

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mariogiannecchini

8:53AM | Wed, 31 August 2011

Very beautiful capture ! Great colors and details !

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MrsRatbag

9:05AM | Wed, 31 August 2011

What a beauty! Excellent capture!

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GiMi53

2:26PM | Wed, 31 August 2011

my next upload: "Wall Brown - Mégère"

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celtxian

9:22AM | Thu, 01 September 2011

Lovely photo! I'd be tempted to crop to just the butterfly personally. Steven

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Isabelle711

8:55PM | Thu, 01 September 2011

This is the sweetest image. :)))))) I love how you have captured every part of this butterflys beauty my friend. :)))))) Excellent in each and every way. :))))) Thank you ever so much for sharing all the beauty you see. :))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :))))) Thank you for the smile. :)))))

bebert

10:56AM | Sun, 04 September 2011

commun mais.. excellement photographié !!!

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