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Aglais
''Aglais'' is a Holarctic genus of Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies, containing the tortoiseshells. This genus is sometimes indicated as a subgenus of ''Nymphalis'' or simply being an unnecessary division from the genus ''Nymphalis'',Evans, Arthur V. (2008). ''National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spider of North America''. p. 293. Sterling Publishing, London. . which also includes tortoiseshells, but it is usually considered to be separate. This proposed separate genus is also considered "brushfooted butterflies" historically together with the other or separate ''Nymphalis'' species. Species References External links

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Aglais Urticae
The small tortoiseshell (''Aglais urticae'') is a colourful Eurasian butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. Adults feed on nectar and may hibernate over winter; in warmer climates they may have two broods in a season. While the dorsal surface of the wings is vividly marked, the ventral surface is drab, providing camouflage. Eggs are laid on the common nettle, on which the larvae feed. Description It is a medium-sized butterfly that is mainly reddish orange, with black and yellow markings on the forewings as well as a ring of blue spots around the edge of the wings. It has a wingspan ranging from 4.5 to 6.2 cm. Technical description A bright foxy red ground-colour; the forewing with 3 black costal spots, whose interspaces are yellow, there being a larger black spot in the middle of the hindmarginal area and two smaller ones in the disc between the 3 radial and 2 median; hindwing with the basal half black; both wings with black submarginal band bearing blue spots. Underside of ...
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Aglais Urticae Qtl3
''Aglais'' is a Holarctic genus of brush-footed butterflies, containing the tortoiseshells. This genus is sometimes indicated as a subgenus of ''Nymphalis ''Nymphalis'', commonly known as the tortoiseshells or anglewing butterflies, is a genus of Nymphalidae, brush-footed butterflies. The genera ''Aglais'', ''Inachis'', ''Polygonia'' and ''Kaniska canace, Kaniska'', were sometimes included as subge ...'' or simply being an unnecessary division from the genus ''Nymphalis'',Evans, Arthur V. (2008). ''National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spider of North America''. p. 293. Sterling Publishing, London. . which also includes tortoiseshells, but it is usually considered to be separate. This proposed separate genus is also considered "brushfooted butterflies" historically together with the other or separate ''Nymphalis'' species. Species References External links * With images. {{Taxonbar, from=Q32469 Nymphalini Nymphalidae genera Taxa named by Johan Wilh ...
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Aglais Io
''Aglais io'', the European peacock, or the peacock butterfly, is a colourful butterfly, found in Europe and temperate Asia as far east as Japan. The peacock butterfly is resident in much of its range, often wintering in buildings or trees. It therefore often appears quite early in spring. The peacock butterfly has figured in research in which the role of eyespots as an anti-predator mechanism has been investigated. The peacock is expanding its range and is not known to be threatened. Characteristics The butterfly has a wingspan of . The base colour of the wings is a rusty red, and at each wingtip it bears a distinctive, black, blue and yellow eyespot. The underside is a cryptically coloured dark brown or black. There are two subspecies: ''A. io caucasica'' ( Jachontov, 1912), found in Azerbaijan, and ''A. io geisha'' ( Stichel, 1908), found in Japan and the Russian Far East. File:Paon-du-jour MHNT CUT 2013 3 14 Cahors Dos.jpg, Dorsal side File:Paon-du-jour MHNT CUT 2013 3 14 ...
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Aglais Ladakensis
''Aglais ladakensis'' (Ladakh tortoiseshell) is a species of nymphalid butterfly found in Asia. Description Differs from '' Aglais caschmirensis'' with the forewing termen Termen is a Municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Brig (district), Brig in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Valais in Switzerland. History Termen is first mentioned in 1201 as ''Terman''. Geography Termen has an ar ... convex and not falcate and not produced between veins 5 and 6. Upperside colours and markings similar to and disposed as in '' Aglais rizana'' but the lower blackish discal spot or patch in forewing much broader, extended to the median vein joining the transverse band across the cell, joined also by a triangular patch at base of interspace 3 to the short band beyond the discocellulars; two small rounded spots in interspaces 2 and 3 respectively placed on a yellow band, as in ''N. rizana''. Hindwing with the sub-terminal series of conical black spots larger, eac ...
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Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais Milberti) - King's Cove, Newfoundland 2019-08-13 (05)
''Aglais milberti'', the fire-rim tortoiseshell or Milbert's tortoiseshell, is considered the only species of the proposed ''Aglais'' genus that occurs in North America. It is one of two tortoiseshell butterflies in North America. The other species is the ''nymphata californica'' or California Tortoiseshell (California tortoiseshell). The data is muddled on the range of the two recognized tortoiseshell species. Similar species distributions exist and have separate migration patterns for other butterflies with the same geographical ranges. Western monarchs, for example, migrate between southern BC, coastal CA and Pacific Mexico. Eastern monarchs can be found east of the Rockies in Canada and migrate along the Eastern American coast into interior Mexican highlands. The mountain ranges are often physical borders between distinct populations and migration. (Canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/species-at-risk-public-registry/factsheets/monarch-butterfly.html, Da ...
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