Small Tortoiseshell
コヒオドシ · Kohiodoshi
Photo: Ethan Beaver / CC BY-NC 4.0 / iNaturalist
- Designated by
- Prefectural / Natural Monument
- Designation type
- Species
- Designated on
- February 24, 1975
- Prefectures
- Nagano
- Scientific name
- Aglais urticae
About the Small Tortoiseshell
The Small Tortoiseshell is a brush-footed butterfly with orange wings marked in black. Its caterpillars feed on nettle-family plants. It lives in cool highland and mountain areas, and in Nagano Prefecture it occurs only in limited places, so it is protected along with its habitat.
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Designated as a species without a fixed area. Markers show related prefectures.
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Frequently asked questions
The Small Tortoiseshell is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Nagano.
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