Limenitis populi (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Jan. 15, 2026, 7:58 p.m.
Extinct in Flanders since (probably) 1957. In the south of Belgium a very rare species. Critically endangered!
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Limenitidinae > Tribus: Limenitidini > Genus: Limenitis > Species: Limenitis populi
- Vernacular names
- Grote ijsvogelvlinder (NL), Poplar Admiral (EN), Grand Sylvain (FR), Großer Eisvogel (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 17 (as Nymphalis Populi). view page
- Status
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Native
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
No pictures yet!Specimens in nature
Genitalia
Flight periods
The adults fly from the beginning of June till early August.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Populus nigra and Populus tremula
The larva lives on Populus tremula.
No pictures yet!
