Species Account for Aglais urticae
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Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Small Tortoiseshell
Lepidoptera: butterflies: Nymphalidae
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Taxonomic group: butterflies (Lepidoptera: butterflies) - County data
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Records: 25814
First Record: 1917
Latest Record: 2023
1992-on hectads: 61
Pre-1992 hectads: 48
Total hectads: 61
Images
Small Tortoiseshell larva on nettle
Small Tortoiseshell (underside)
Aglais urticae
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Small Tortoiseshell on UK Butterflies website
Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 162 records with habitat information)
Broad subhabitat Data (based on 1 records with subhabitat information)
Structural Habitat Data (based on 2 records with structural habitat information)
Habitat Detail and Method (based on 25814 records with habitat detail and method information)
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Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Aglais urticae
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