Ordinary and unusual butterfly-urticaria

With butterflies, as a rule, they connect something very pleasant. It is not for nothing that there is a sign in the East that if she flies into the house, happiness will certainly visit him. This motley scrap signals that heat has come, joyous days are coming, and the insect itself is so beautiful that, of course, in all cultures it can only symbolize bright images.

One of the most common and often found in our winged beauties is
A butterfly-urticaria.

It has been appearing since April, when the snow is barely coming down and the first shoots break through and, being daylight, flutters where the nettles are most, because its caterpillars feed only on the named burning plant.

Butterfly-urticaria has a fairly small size, the wingspan is up to 5 cm and a noticeable color - brick red with large black and yellow spots along the outer edge of the front wings. And the back edging dark border with blue dots in the form of a crescent. The base of the wings is black, and the back is brownish-brown. This, by the way, provides hives for perfect camouflage during wintering in hollows, in attics and in sheds. Beautiful photos of butterflies you can see right here.

In general, this variety can be found on a large territory: from Europe to East Asia. The butterfly-nettle decorates its gardens, edges and any flowering territories, feeding on nectar and spreading pollen. It is met even in the mountains at an altitude of 3000 m. On stinging nettle, females lay eggs, turning it into a kind of "Christmas tree" adorned with tiny golden balls. This occurs up to three times during the summer. From this plant our butterfly got its name.

Caterpillars are painted dark, almost black with light yellow double strips on both sides, have thorns. They live, as a rule, in groups. During the development of the caterpillar several times molt, becoming more and more in size.

To turn, they hang upside down, fixed with the help of their glue. In place of the caterpillars, a rather angular pupa forms, within which, for three weeks, a miracle occurs - a hymenoptera is born there. When the cocoon bursts, the hidden creature appears in the light with small wings growing and straightening right before our eyes. Only they become suitable for flight, the insect soars up.

If you look closely at the behavior of our butterfly, you can find that it accurately predicts rain. Urticaria, two hours before the change of weather, begins to hide in a shelter, hanging somewhere under the sheet upside down, and sometimes even flying into the houses.

In October, the insect goes to winter. This amazing creature can freeze through completely, becoming just a little ice in our cold winters, but does not die. It only grows tight, waiting for warm and fine days. But our butterfly appears one of the first, pleasing to the eye and foretelling the onset of heat.

By the way, only fertilized female hives survive, and male individuals die with the onset of cold weather.

The French call hives a butterfly-turtle, and the Germans - a fox. But no matter how you call it, it's hard not to agree that these are beautiful butterflies. A photo of some of them we provided to your attention in the article.