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Aglais urticae Linnaeus (Small Tortoiseshell)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Aglais urticae 15 March 2004 Berks England 6
Aglais urticae Imago 4 August 2003 Berks England 1
Aglais urticae Imago 2 August 2003 Berks England 3
Aglais urticae Imago 20 July 2003 Berks England 2
Aglais urticae Larva 1 July 1978 North Hampshire England 15
Aglais urticae Imago 17 July 1976 Surrey England 4
Aglais urticae Imago 6 April 1969 East Sussex England 1

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #refs
Aberration Aglais urticae ab. ichneusa (a small tortoisehell) 1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Clark, H., 2003, Hibernating Small Tortoiseshells, British Wildlife, Vol 14, No. 4: 280 Hibernating Small Tortoiseshells

Aglais urticae may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
ANIMALIA
(animals)
ARTHROPODA
(arthropods)
HEXAPODA
(hexapods)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)
DITRYSIA
(the major suborder of moths)
PAPILIONOIDEA
(butterflies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Aglais urticae:

Photos larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Compsilura concinnata - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993
Photos larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Phryxe nemea - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Phryxe vulgaris - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Pales pavida - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993 [BCM]
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Solieria pacifica - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993 [BCM]
larva larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Pelatachina tibialis - a parasitoid fly (Diptera: Tachinidae) Belshaw, R., 1993

Aglais urticae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

ANIMALIA
(animals)
INSECTA
(insects)
LEPIDOPTERA
(butterflies and moths)
NYMPHALIDAE
(fritillary and vanessid butterflies)

References

Belshaw, R., 1993 Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)

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