{"id":528,"date":"2025-05-02T11:44:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T10:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/?p=528"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:44:57","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T10:44:57","slug":"small-tortoiseshell-butterflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/bantonbeasties\/2025\/05\/02\/small-tortoiseshell-butterflies\/","title":{"rendered":"Small tortoiseshell butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hello today we will be talking about a small species of butterfly the small tortoiseshell&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will be learning about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What they look like<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Where it lives<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What it eats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Its lifecycle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-border-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:30px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"892\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113033\/IMG_0794.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113033\/IMG_0794.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113033\/IMG_0794-300x261.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113033\/IMG_0794-768x669.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Appearance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their wings are a bright orange&nbsp;&nbsp;colour with black and white stripes, black patches and some yellow patches. Their bodies are slightly fuzzy.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile has-border-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:29px\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Where do they live<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They live all across the uk in places like Scotland,England, Wales and also Ireland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are mostly found in gardens , parks, fields and more.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"737\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113113\/IMG_0842.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113113\/IMG_0842.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113113\/IMG_0842-300x216.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113113\/IMG_0842-768x553.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-border-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-border-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:36px\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"877\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113305\/IMG_0789.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-542 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113305\/IMG_0789.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113305\/IMG_0789-300x257.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113305\/IMG_0789-768x658.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>What do they eat<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When they are just a caterpillar they eat nettles they are quite fond of stinging nettles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When they are butterflies they eat nectar, thistle and dandelions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile has-border-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-border-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background\" style=\"border-width:26px;padding-right:0;padding-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Lifecycle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then the adult emerges and transforms into a bright and colourful butterfly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They start as an egg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then they hatch into larvae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then they become a caterpillar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then they build a chrysalis.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"822\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113324\/IMG_0793.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-543 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113324\/IMG_0793.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113324\/IMG_0793-300x241.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/bantonbeasties\/uploads\/sites\/40319\/2025\/05\/02113324\/IMG_0793-768x617.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Fun facts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are one of the first butterflies found in spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are very active and can fly quite fast \ud83d\udca8&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They have lovely colours on the wings you can see but on the back they are all brown and look dirty.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>made by Tony and Xander <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WE USED THE WILDLIFE TRUST AND BUGLIFE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello today we will be talking about a small species of butterfly the small tortoiseshell&nbsp; We will be learning about: Appearance Their wings are a bright orange&nbsp;&nbsp;colour with black and white stripes, black patches and some yellow patches. 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