Small Tortoiseshell

Aglais urticae Linnaeus 1758

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Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell) is a species of butterflies in the family brush-footed butterflies. They visit flowers of (page not found), mealycup sage, Geranium ibericum × Geranium platypetalum, and Red Clover.

EOL has data for 18 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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pathogen of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002556
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CORRUPTED VALUE for trait R20-PK129630393
cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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holometabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/holometabolous
- Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.
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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Origanum vulgare L. (oregano)
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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alpine
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000340
- Definition: An alpine condition is an environmental condition in which the monthly mean temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius and which occurs at altitudes above the tree line and below the snowline.
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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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CORRUPTED VALUE for trait R20-PK131463314
overwintering life stage
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OverwinteringStage
- Definition: number of generations or broods of an organism per year
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adult
- URI: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/efo/EFO_0001272
- Definition: A maturity quality inhering in an individual by virtue of the individual having attained sexual maturity and full growth
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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NHMUK
visits
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002618
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CORRUPTED VALUE for trait R20-PK131461001
visits flowers of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002622
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Primula auricula L.

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Small tortoiseshell. View this species on GBIF

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Small tortoiseshell includes 13 children: