Small tortoiseshell butterfly caterpillars (Aglais urticae),living socially on a stinging nettle leaf (Urtica dioica). During the larval stage,the caterpillars group together,spinning a silken tent from behind which they feed on the host plant. They are fully grown by four weeks,measuring approximately 2 centimetres in length. The butterfly is common throughout much of the Palearctic region,from Europe to the Far East | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Downer, Nigel |
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