Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae(Linnaeus, 1758) - Small Tortoiseshell, Pupa - postero-dorsal view - enlarged

Image 0015: Pupa - postero-dorsal view - enlarged

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Photographed On 4 Oct 2018
Equipment used Canon EOS600D dSLR with Tamron SP AF Di 90mm Macro 1:1 lens
Magnification ratio (film/sensor to subject) 1:1.3
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P138304
Found as Larva
Date 27 Sep 2018
OS grid ref SZ09
Lat/Lon 50° 50' N, 1° 60' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Record summary full grown caterpillar, swept off Nettles. Parasitised by the tachinid fly, *Sturmia bella*
Associated organism on live plant of Urtica dioica
Return to Record page Aglais urticae on 27 Sep 2018 at SZ09 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Aglais urticae
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