Nymphalis xanthomelas (Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell)
Originator: Oddvar Heggøy
Systematics :
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: Rhopalocera (Butterflies)
Family: Nymphalidae (Brush-footed butterflies)
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Genus: Nymphalis
Species: Nymphalis xanthomelas (Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell)
Norwegian name: Seljesommerfugl
Host plants: Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)
Confusion species: Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell), Nymphalis polychloros (Large Tortoiseshell), Polygonia c-album (Comma Butterfly)