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Scarce Tortoiseshell
Nymphalis xanthomelas
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Large TortoiseshellNymphalis polychloros
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Compton TortoiseshellNymphalis l-album
European CommaPolygonia c-album
Mourning CloakNymphalis antiopa
European Peacock ButterflyAglais io
California TortoiseshellNymphalis californica
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 14,681 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 14,680 |
| Russia | 6,230 |
| Moscow Oblast | 1,053 |
| Moscow | 537 |
| Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | 401 |
| Altai Krai | 325 |
| Chuvashia | 259 |
| Novosibirsk Oblast | 231 |
| Bashkortostan | 215 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Group and habits
- Animal pollinatorDescends from an animal lineage whose members commonly pollinate flowers.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Butterflies and Moths · Lepidoptera |
| Family | Brush-footed Butterflies · Nymphalidae |
| Genus | Tortoiseshells · Nymphalis |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Scarce Tortoiseshell with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.