Spotted by Volunteer Stephanie. First logged 02/07/20.
Earliest Submitted record by Volunteer Annabel (Before 2020 project began)
Aglais urticae, common name Small Tortoiseshell
Status Widespread throughout Britain and Ireland, commonly found in gardens.
Size and Family
- Family: Nymphalids
- Size: Medium/Large
- Wing Span Range (male to female): 50-56mm
Conservation Status
- Butterfly Conservation priority: low (but concern over recent decades)
- European status: Not threatened
Caterpillar Foodplants
Common Nettle (Urtica dioica) and Small Nettle (U. urens) are used.
More Information on Butterfly-Conservation here.
Ten Acres Habitation
Across the meadow edge of the cartland road grass verge across the width of the whole site of Ten Acres, Stirchley.
