Limenitis camilla (Linnaeus, 1764) Species
Last modified: May 28, 2024, 5:58 p.m.
A widespread but local species in Belgium, it has increased in the north of the country since 2004. Locally common in some parts of the south of the country.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Limenitidinae > Tribus: Limenitidini > Genus: Limenitis > Species: Limenitis camilla
- Vernacular names
- Kleine ijsvogelvlinder (NL), White Admiral (EN), Petit Sylvain (FR), Kleiner Eisvogel (DE)
- Synonyms
- Limenitis sibilla (Linnaeus, 1767)
- 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 17 (as Liminitis [sic]) Camilla). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
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Egg
Eggs are laid on the upperside of the leaves, mostly near the edge.
Caterpillar
Larvae mainly live on Lonicera, mostly in humid locations and in the shade or semi-shade. Before hibernation, the brownish larvae create a typical feeding pattern on the Lonicera leaf where it starts eating from the top but leaves the midrib of the leaf untouched. For hibernation, the larva uses a leaf to create a hibernaculum and after hibernation, the final instars of the larva get their typical green color with reddish spines.
Cocoon/pupa
The pupa is hanging upside down and is attached by the cremaster at the underside of a leaf or stem of mostly the larval foodplant. The head has a remarkable pair of horn-like appendiges.
Flight periods
The adults fly in June and July. Sometimes there is a small second generation from end of August to September.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Lonicera periclymenum
The larva lives on Lonicera or Symphoricarpos.
