Nymphalis urticae

TaxID: 111881

Basic Information

Nymphalis urticae

Small Tortoiseshell, small tortoiseshell

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.

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Taxonomic Information

Eukaryota

Arthropoda

Insecta

Lepidoptera

Nymphalidae

Nymphalis

urticae

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Photos (5 photos)

Nymphalis urticae
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(c) Bart@BY
Nymphalis urticae
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(c) Jörg Hempel@BY-SA
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(c) Thomas Bresson@BY
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(c) Vladimir Bryukhov@BY-NC
Nymphalis urticae
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(c) Dominik Hofer@BY-NC-SA

Morphological Features

Adult body weight reaches maximum values at 20°C (1.5 mN). Pupal body length is 2.3 cm at 20°C. The antennal movement apparatus includes a head-scape joint comparable to a ball-and-socket joint; the scape is moved in various directions by four muscles of the head. The antenna, when in resting position, makes an angle of ca. [value not given] with the body axis. Active antennal movements are controlled by Böhm's bristles on the scape and pedicel. The Johnston's organ, Böhm's bristles, and antennal muscles are supplied by nerves arising in the deutocerebrum. The retina contains nine retinula cells per ommatidium; the two orientations of microvilli alternate regularly along the length of the rhabdom.

Source: GBIF (synonym→accepted) Life Stage: Adult Source Type: Scholarly article
Citation:

Monika Niehaus, Michael Gewecke. 1978. The antennal movement apparatus in the small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae L., Insecta, Lepidoptera). Zoomorphologie

Host Plants (0 host plants)

Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.

No host plants available.

Quarantine Status (1 records)

Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.

Country Status Year Added
United States of America Quarantine pests —

Distribution (0 countries)

Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.

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No distribution records available.

Genomes (2 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Assembly Accession Assembly Level Genome Size(Mb) Contig N50(Kb) Scaffold N50(Kb) BUSCO% Downloads Actions
GCA_905147175.1 Chromosome 392 12914 13174 -
GCA_905147055.1 Contig - - - - -

Transcriptomes (3 records)

Data source: NCBI.

Run ID Tissue Developmental Stage Sex Read Count Location Actions
SRR26089679 insect tissue adult female 24000532 China:Xinjiang
SRR26089677 insect tissue adult female 23102754 China:Xinjiang
SRR26089676 insect tissue adult female 23401364 China:Xinjiang

DNA Barcodes (41 records)

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Data source: BOLD.

Process ID BIN Marker Length Country Date Lat/Lon Sequence
GBMNE4583-21 - COI-5P 677 China - -
GBCAB858-24 BOLD:AAA9652 COI-5P 348 Russia - -
GBCAB857-24 BOLD:AAA9652 COI-5P 348 Russia - -
GBCAB856-24 BOLD:ABZ6346 COI-5P 675 Unrecoverable - -
GBCAB855-24 BOLD:AAA9652 COI-5P 348 Russia - -
GBCAB854-24 BOLD:AAA9652 COI-5P 348 Russia - -
GBCAB853-24 BOLD:AAA9652 COI-5P 348 Russia - -
GBCAB852-24 BOLD:AAA9652 COI-5P 348 Russia - -
GBCAB851-24 BOLD:AAA9652 COI-5P 348 Finland - -
GBCAB850-24 BOLD:ABZ6346 COI-5P 675 Unrecoverable - -
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