Lesser purple emperor
Apatura ilia
Synonyms: Переливница тополёвая
Order Lepidoptera. Family Nymphalidae.
Photo: Andreas Eichler / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Description
Apatura ilia, the lesser purple emperor, is a species of butterfly native to most of Europe and east across the Palearctic.
Traits
- Wingspan
- 55–70 mm
- Flight period
- June–August
- Host plants
- poplar, aspen, willow
- Generations per year
- 1
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Photographs
Jacob Hübner / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
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