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Milbert's Tortoiseshell
Aglais milberti
13,243 observations in the source records
28 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.
What the records say
- 13,243 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
California TortoiseshellNymphalis californica
Mourning CloakNymphalis antiopa
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Compton TortoiseshellNymphalis l-album
Bordered PatchChlosyne lacinia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 12,140 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 6,681 |
| Ontario | 2,163 |
| British Columbia | 2,045 |
| Alberta | 2,009 |
| New York | 1,698 |
| Nunavut | 1,560 |
| Quebec | 731 |
| Colorado | 598 |
| Alaska | 483 |
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 · Aglais |
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 Milbert's Tortoiseshell with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.