Aglais milberti, the fire-rim tortoiseshell or Milbert's tortoiseshell, is considered the only species of the proposed Aglais genus that occurs in North America. It is one of two tortoiseshell butterflies in North America. The other species is the nymphata californica or California Tortoiseshell (California tortoiseshell).
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Milbert's Tortoiseshell being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Genus
- Aglais
- Species
- Aglais milberti
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