The small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is a colourful Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Adults feed on nectar and may hibernate over winter;...

Tortoiseshell is a cat coat coloring named for its similarity to tortoiseshell pattern. Like tortoiseshell-and-white or calico cats, tortoiseshell cats...

Tortoiseshell or tortoise shell is a material produced from the shells of the larger species of tortoise and turtle, mainly the hawksbill sea turtle,...

calico pattern is more commonly called tortoiseshell and white. Calicoes with diluted coloration (blue tortoiseshell and white) have been called calimanco...

The large tortoiseshell or blackleg tortoiseshell (Nymphalis polychloros) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. Subspecies include: Nymphalis polychloros...

Antarctica. In Europe, Urtica urens is one of the food plants of the small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae). In New Zealand it is also a food plant...

(national mammal) Sciurus vulgaris Mute swan (national bird) Cygnus olor Small tortoiseshell (national butterfly) Aglais urticae  Dominica Sisserou parrot (national...

throughout Painted lady – Vanessa carduiLC – immigrant throughout Small tortoiseshell – Aglais urticae LC – throughout Peacock – Aglais ioLC – throughout...

Look up tortoiseshell or tortoise shell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Tortoiseshell is a material produced from the shells of species of tortoise...

and ceramic glazes. He is especially associated with agate ware and tortoiseshell ware; in both cases Whieldon refined the techniques used, and made the...

species have also been recorded on the island over the years. The small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), which is a butterfly native to Eurasia, was spotted...

Aglais is a Holarctic genus of brush-footed butterflies, containing the tortoiseshells. This genus is sometimes indicated as a subgenus of Nymphalis or simply...

such as the peacock butterfly, comma (Polygonia c-album), and the small tortoiseshell. It is also eaten by the larvae of some moths including angle shades...

admiral, Vanessa atalanta Small heath, Coenonympha pamphilus Small tortoiseshell, Nymphalis urticae Gatekeeper, Pyronia tithonus Small pearl-bordered fritillary...

(such as with wolves and bears). Many of these species still exist in smaller numbers, while others thrive in the developed continent free from natural...

part of a patched pattern. A patched tabby is a cat with calico or tortoiseshell markings combined with patches of tabby coat (such cats are called caliby...

steinbocks, chamois among others. A number of insects, such as the small tortoiseshell butterfly, add to the biodiversity. Sea creatures are also an important...

Aglais milberti, the fire-rim tortoiseshell or Milbert's tortoiseshell, is considered the only species of the proposed Aglais genus that occurs in North...

Buddleja davidii flowers with painted lady, peacock and (underneath) small tortoiseshell butterflies A snowberry clearwing moth carrying pollen on its proboscis...

Painted lady – Vanessa cardui LC Migrant. Peacock – Aglais io LC Small tortoiseshell – Aglais urticae LC Comma – Polygonia c-album NE recent colonist...

Monika (1981). "Flight and flight control by the antennae in the Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae L., Lepidoptera)". Journal of Comparative Physiology...

in coastal areas; the slightly smaller common (or harbour) seal is less common, yet plentiful. The small tortoiseshell butterfly (reddish-orange colour...

notable are the 600 species of butterflies that live in the heaths, small tortoiseshell, brimstone, painted lady and peacock butterfly among them. With several...

but benefits the female to be choosy and resist. For example, male small tortoiseshell butterfly compete to gain the best territory to mate. Another example...

peacock, Aglais io (Linnaeus 1758) Small tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae (Linnaeus 1758) Sardinian small tortoiseshell, Aglais ichnusa (Bonelli, 1826) Map...

comma, meadow brown, peacock, ringlet, silver-washed fritillary and small tortoiseshell. Red fox seen in the garden of a house at Sharptor Cows on the moor...

of rough grassland, a hedge, trees and scrub. Butterflies include small tortoiseshell, speckled wood, peacock and orange tip. Merry's Meadows 12.6 hectares...

was atypical of her subsequent work being a watercolour study of a Small tortoiseshell and Cornflowers. She completed a series of detailed studies of butterflies...

– small white Gonepteryx rhamni – common brimstone Vanessa atalanta – red admiral Inachis io – European peacock Aglais urticae – small tortoiseshell Polyommatus...

corresponding dilutes: blue, lilac, and cream. There also are the lynx and tortoiseshell variations in all colors and the three patterns. Ragdoll kittens are...