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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) at Hof Gut Melb in Bonn-Poppelsdorf

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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)Nymphalis urticaeSmall Tortoiseshell

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) at Hof Gut Melb in Bonn-Poppelsdorf

In my youth, the Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) was still omnipresent in Bonn. I remember Orange Eye Butterflybushes (Buddleja davidii) with dozens of Small Tortoiseshells (Aglais urticae) sucking on them. In recent years, you needed a lot of luck to catch sight of an Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae). I came across a few specimens at the Gut Melb farm, which were cavorting in the flowering meadows together with lots of bees and bumblebees.

Photograph: Ingo DanielsIngo Daniels; Bonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermanyBonn, /PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany/PicturesNA/Flags/de.pngGermany (8. April 2018, 02:53 PM)