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Poplar admiral

Limenitis populi

Order Lepidoptera. Family Nymphalidae.

Poplar admiral — Photographs 1
Poplar admiral.
Photo: Didier Descouens / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Description

The poplar admiral (Limenitis populi) is a butterfly in the Limenitidine clade of the family Nymphalidae.

Traits

Wingspan
65–80 mm
Flight period
June–July
Host plants
aspen, poplar
Generations per year
1

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Photographs

Poplar admiral — Photographs 2
Poplar admiral. Zoological illustration (detail of a plate).
Engramelle, Ernst et al / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

Source: {'label': 'Wikipedia', 'href': 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poplar_admiral'}