Andy Sands / Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros) on Bramble flower with wings closed, species probably extinct in UK, Captive

Andy Sands / Large Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros) on Bramble flower with wings open, species probably extinct in UK, Captive

Ingo Arndt / Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) caterpillars eating leaf, Europe

Adrian Davies / Large tortoiseshell butterfly {Nymphalis polychloros} on bramble leaves, UK

Kim Taylor / Large tortoishell butterfly {Nymphalis polychloros} on tree trunk, UK.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Large Tortoiseshell Butterfly resting (Nymphalis polychloros) Germany