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Meanings of tortoiseshell butterfly in English

Brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles.

        Usage of tortoiseshell butterfly in English
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        Agnes Coleman, Cappamore, Co Limerick The pupa of the small tortoiseshell butterfly has golden patches.
        The Irish Times
        2
        Pupa of the small tortoiseshell butterfly While washing lettuce I found this larva attached by a threadlike link to a leaf.
        The Irish Times
        3
        A long visit there of a tortoiseshell butterfly, brilliantly orange and yellow, made something worth stooping to admire, writes Michael Viney.
        The Irish Times
        4
        Every year many small tortoiseshell butterflies use this old castle for their hibernation.
        The Irish Times
        5
        Pausing for water and air, we sat and watched tortoiseshell butterflies flit among juniper shrubs.
        The Guardian
        6
        Peacock and Tortoiseshell butterflies were flitting to and fro.
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