Butterflies and Nettles (1935)

Release Date: 1935-01-28
Runtime: 0h 8min
Production Company: Gaumont-British Instructional
Production Country: United Kingdom
Director: H.R. Hewer

Documentary on the life cycle of the tortoiseshell butterfly: first laying their eggs under the leaves of sting nettles and in2-3 weeks the caterpillars emerge and live off the nettle leaves. Then fully grown caterpillars spin a chrysalis. After 3 weeks the new butterfly emerges, and so the cycle continues.