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Definition of tortoiseshell butterfly in English: tortoiseshell butterflynoun A butterfly with mottled orange, yellow, and black markings, and wavy wing margins. Genera Aglais and Nymphalis, subfamily Nymphalinae, family Nymphalidae: several species, including the common Eurasian small tortoiseshell (A. urticae) Example sentencesExamples - The garage or outside shed can get quite crowded with tortoiseshell butterflies hanging up - along with a gaggle of wrens on cold nights.
- The BBSRC-funded researcher has attached tiny radar transponders, weighing only about 12 mg (4-8% of body weight), to peacock or small tortoiseshell butterflies.
- Adult butterflies like plants such as buddleia but caterpillars, such as those of tortoiseshell butterflies, for example, feed off nettles.
- On the other hand, we have had very much less grief from caterpillars this year; in fact, I see very few cabbage-whites about the place, though there are many tortoiseshell butterflies.
- Bumblebees are circling round and about and several butterflies are on the wing: orange tips, small tortoiseshell and peacock.
- For example, the caterpillar of the small tortoiseshell butterfly will eat only stinging nettles, white admirals feed solely upon honeysuckle, and goldfinches eat only seed.
- Where there were walls or hedges, bright orange rosehips, black sloes, red haws and yellow ivy bloom; a few bees, a small tortoiseshell butterfly.
Definition of tortoiseshell butterfly in US English: tortoiseshell butterflynoun A butterfly with mottled orange, yellow, and black markings, and wavy wing margins. Genera Aglais and Nymphalis, subfamily Nymphalinae, family Nymphalidae: several species Example sentencesExamples - For example, the caterpillar of the small tortoiseshell butterfly will eat only stinging nettles, white admirals feed solely upon honeysuckle, and goldfinches eat only seed.
- The BBSRC-funded researcher has attached tiny radar transponders, weighing only about 12 mg (4-8% of body weight), to peacock or small tortoiseshell butterflies.
- The garage or outside shed can get quite crowded with tortoiseshell butterflies hanging up - along with a gaggle of wrens on cold nights.
- On the other hand, we have had very much less grief from caterpillars this year; in fact, I see very few cabbage-whites about the place, though there are many tortoiseshell butterflies.
- Where there were walls or hedges, bright orange rosehips, black sloes, red haws and yellow ivy bloom; a few bees, a small tortoiseshell butterfly.
- Adult butterflies like plants such as buddleia but caterpillars, such as those of tortoiseshell butterflies, for example, feed off nettles.
- Bumblebees are circling round and about and several butterflies are on the wing: orange tips, small tortoiseshell and peacock.
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