Seq # 470080020

Apatura ilia (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Species

Last modified: Dec. 5, 2024, 3:23 p.m.


A local and rare species in Belgium.


Details

Classification
Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Apaturinae > Tribus: Apaturini > Genus: Apatura > Species: Apatura ilia
Vernacular names
Kleine weerschijnvlinder (NL), Lesser Purple Emperor (EN), Petit Mars changeant (FR), Kleiner Schillerfalter (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 Apatura Ilia). view page
Status

Native


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Caterpillar


Flight periods

The adults fly from mid-June till the end of July.


Observed on

Host plant (genera):
Populus and Salix

The larva lives on Populus tremula, Populus nigra, Populus alba or Salix alba.

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