Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: April 23, 2019, 12:44 p.m.
A common species throughout Belgium.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Nymphalinae > Tribus: Nymphalini > Genus: Aglais > Species: Aglais io
- Vernacular names
- Dagpauwoog (NL), The Peacock (EN), Paon du jour (FR), Tagpfauenauge (DE)
- First mention in Belgium
- De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 18.
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Flight periods
The adults fly in two generation a year: from mid March till early June, and from early July till mid October.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Urtica dioica
The larva lives on Urtica dioica. Hibernates as imago.
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