Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Sept. 13, 2023, 7:15 p.m.
A regular migrant in Belgium, which can sometimes survive the winter there.
Details
- Classification
- Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Nymphalinae > Tribus: Nymphalini > Genus: Vanessa > Species: Vanessa atalanta
- Vernacular names
- Atalanta (NL), Red Admiral (EN), Vulcain (FR), Admiral (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 (as Vanessa Atalanta). view page
- Status
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Migrant
A very regular migrant in Belgium.
Distribution
Imago
Museum specimens
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Egg
Caterpillar
Cocoon/pupa
Bionomics
Eggs are laid on top of a leaf of the host plant. Larvae fold a leaf or spin several leaves together to hide in.
Flight periods
The adults have been observed almost all year round. They are active by day but sometimes come to light at night.
Observed on
- Host plant (species):
- Parietaria judaica and Urtica dioica
- Host plant (genera):
- Urtica and Parietaria
In Belgium the larva feeds on Urtica dioica and Parietaria judaica.
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