Purple emperor
Apatura iris
Order Lepidoptera. Family Nymphalidae.
Photo: Rosenzweig (talk) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Description
Apatura iris, the purple emperor, is a Palearctic butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
Traits
- Wingspan
- 60–75 mm
- Flight period
- June–August
- Host plants
- willow, aspen
- Generations per year
- 1
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Photographs
Dr. F. Nemos / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Links
Source: Wikipedia