Gary K. Smith / Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) feeding on Sea Holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) on coastal dunes, North Norfolk, England, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / Scarce tortoiseshell butterfly (Nymphalis xanthomelas) on pussy willow, Luhanka, Keski-Finland, April. / Central Finland, Finland, April.

Ernie Janes / Small Tortoisehell Butterfly (Aglais urticae) on cone flowers (Echinacea) in garden with greenhouse in background England, UK, August.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) feeding on buddleia flowers, Carrbridge, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK, August. Did you know? Tortoiseshell butterfly caterpillars feed on nettles, and live in gro...

Colin Varndell / Small tortoiseshell butterfly {Aglais urticae} resting. UK.

WILLIAM OSBORN / Small tortoiseshell butterfly just emerged from pupa (Aglais urticae) UK

Pete Oxford / Leatherback female returning to sea {Cermochelys coriacea} Grande Riviere, Trinidad

Sue Daly / Large tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros), Sark, British Channel Islands, July.

Sue Daly / Large tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros), Sark, British Channel Islands, July.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Scarce tortoiseshell butterfly (Nymphalis xanthomelas) pupa, Lorsch, Hessen, Germany. June. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Colin Varndell / Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) resting on old painted door. Dorset, UK, August

David Kjaer / Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) Wiltshire, UK