Nymphalidae Nymphalinae Nymphalini Melitaea varia Aglais io
Aglais ichnusa (Bonelli, 1826)
Corsican Small Tortoiseshell

Genus: Aglais Dalman, 1816   Original genus: Vanessa Fabricius, 1807

Synonims (genus):
   Inachis Hübner, 1819

Considered by some authors as a subspecies or as a synonym of Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1758)

A. ichnusa (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, 3 km N of Corte, Corsica, France, June 17, 2006
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
A. ichnusa (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult, Sardinia, Italy, May 2003
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)
A. ichnusa (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult, Sardinia, Italy, May 2003
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)
A. ichnusa (© Matt Rowlings)
Adult, Sardinia, Italy, May 2003
(Photo by Matt Rowlings, Matt's European Butterflies)
A. ichnusa (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Brunca Spina, 1530m, Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy, June 23, 2006
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
A. ichnusa (© Marten Runquist)
Larva, N Corsica, 600 m, France, April 14, 2007
(Photo by Marten Runquist)
A. ichnusa (© Marten Runquist)
Larva, N Corsica, 600 m, France, April 14, 2007
(Photo by Marten Runquist)
A. ichnusa (© Marten Runquist)
Pupa, N Corsica, 600 m, France, April 14, 2007
(Photo by Marten Runquist)

Distribution:
Corsica and Sardinia

Foodplants:
Urtica

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