Aglais urticae

Photo: Aglais urticae on a blossom of a Dianthus barbatus. Butterfly: Wings closed, view from the side.
Description: Aglais urticae on a blossom of a Dianthus barbatus. Butterfly: Wings closed, view from the side.
L Habitat: Large natural garden with residential house on the edge. Altitude: about 570m a.s.l.
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Butterfly
Lat.: Aglais urticae
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Flower
Lat.: Dianthus barbatus
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Subfamily: Caryophylloideae
Genus: Dianthus
Location: Hasle-Rüegsau, Emmental, Switzerland
Date Month/Year: 5.2007
Photographer: Simon Oberli, Hasle-Rüegsau
Number: F049785