Aglais
| Aglais | |
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| Small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) on Blackthorn in Otmoor, Oxfordshire | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Nymphalinae |
| Tribe: | Nymphalini |
| Genus: | Aglais Dalman, 1816 |
Aglais is a Holarctic genus of brush-footed butterflies, containing the Tortoiseshells. This genus is sometimes included as a subgenus of Nymphalis,[1] which also includes Tortoiseshells, but it is usually considered to be separate.[2]
Species
- Aglais ichnusa Hübner, 1819 – Corsican Small Tortoiseshell Corsica, Sardinia
- Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758) – (European) Peacock
- Aglais kaschmirensis (Kollar, 1844) – Indian Tortoiseshell
- Aglais ladakensis (Moore, 1882) – Ladakh Tortoiseshell
- Aglais milberti (Godart, 1819) – Milbert's Tortoiseshell or Fire-rim Tortoiseshell
- Aglais rizana (Moore, 1872) – Mountain Tortoiseshell Pamirs to Alay Range, Afghanistan, Northwest Himalayas
- Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758) – Small Tortoiseshell
Images of notable species
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Indian Tortoiseshell (Aglais kaschmirensis)
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Mountain Tortoiseshell (Aglais rizana)
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Ladakh Tortoiseshell (Aglais ladakensis)
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Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
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Milbert's Tortoiseshell (Aglais milberti), Ottawa, Canada
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Peacock (Aglais io)
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