Konrad Wothe / Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) butterfly flying, Bavaria, Germany

Peter Schwarz/ BIA / Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) butterfly, Hesse, Germany

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

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.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Small tortoiseshell butterfly emerging from pupa {Aglais urticae} Switzerland.

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

Andy Sands / Small tortoishell butterfly (Aglais urticae) chrysalis, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July - Focus Stacked

Konrad Wothe / Slow motion clip of a Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) nectaring on a Marsh gladiolus (Gladiolus palustris), Bavaria, Germany, July.

Rod Williams / Small tortoiseshell larvae (Aglais urticae) on nettles, London, England, UK, July.

Konrad Wothe / Tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) on pussy willow (Salix caprea) flower, Bavaria, Germany, March.