Butterflies: Small Tortoiseshell

I don't have many photos of this species, as I don't see them often. It is called small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae), kleine vos in Dutch.

This (Eurasian; no luck in the USA) butterfly is in rapid decline in Western Europe, maybe because it has been affected by droughts; the jury is still out on the causes of its declne.

There are still a few relatively stable populations near my home town in the east of The Netherlands, though, especially near streams and peat bogs.

Here are the four photos I have of this colourful butterfly:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/320s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f8, 1/200s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/320s}

^{Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/160s}

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