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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Apatura ilia
Apatura ilia(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
  1. Nymphalidae
  2. Apaturinae
  3. Apatura
  4.  ilia
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TL: Austria, Vienna   (1900 m.)

Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Forest edges
  • Forest paths
  • Mixed forests

Similar species

  • Apatura iris
  • Apatura metis
MU

55-60 mm

FU

60-72 mm

MD
FD
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Russia
  • Switzerland
  • Turkey
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàTornassolada petita
    ČeskyBatolec červený
    DanskIlia
    DeutschKleiner Schillerfalter
    Eesti keelVäike-kiirgliblikas
    EnglishLesser Purple Emperor
    EspañolTornasolada chica
    FrançaisPetit mars changeant
    HrvatskiMala preljevalica
    ItalianoIlia
    LatviešuApšu zaigraibenis
    LietuviųPuošnioji vaiva
    MagyarKis színjátszólepke
    NederlandsKleine weerschijnvlinder
    PolskiMieniak strużnik
    RomânăIrizant mic
    ShqipApartura
    SlovenčinaDúhovec menší
    SlovenščinaMali spreminjavček
    SrpskiMali prelivac
    SrpskiМали преливац
    SuomeksiPikkuhäiveperhonen
    SvenskaLiten Skimmerfjäril
    TürkçeKüçük Morimparator
    ΕλληνικάΑπάτουρα του Ιλίου
    ΕλληνικάΜικρή μενεξεδιά πεταλούδα
    БеларускаяПераліўніца малая
    БългарскиЛилава ирисова пеперуда
    РусскийПереливница илия
    РусскийПереливница малая
    РусскийПереливница тополевая
    УкраїнськаМінливець Ілія
    УкраїнськаМінливець малий
    ქართულიილიას ფერცვალა
    ქართულიმცირე ფერცვალა
    中文柳紫闪蛱蝶
    日本語タイリクコムラサキ
    한국어오색나비
    زبان_فارسیامپراتور ارغوانی کوچک
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    SalicaceaePopulus albaWhite Poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus nigraBlack Poplar
    SalicaceaePopulus tremulaCommon Aspen
    SalicaceaePopulus trichocarpaWestern balsam poplar
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    SalicaceaeSalixWillow
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Papilio iliaDenis & Schiffermüller, 1775
    Apatura juliaSchrank, 1801
    Apatura lauraViellot, 1821
    Apatura sheljuzkoiTurati, 1914
    Apatura barcinaVérity, 1927
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    Anything but CommonPeter Groenendijk
    euroButterfliesMatt Rowling
    European Butterfly PageGuy Padfield
    Lepidoptera and their ecologyWolfgang Wagner
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    UK ButterfliesPeter Eeles

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Male, upperside.

Jarosław BuszkoPoland, Toruń-Bielany

Male, upperside.

Jerzy RoguskiPoland, Wrocław-Stabłowice

Male, upperside.

Adam LaryszPoland, Mysłowice-Ćmok

Female, upperside.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Brzotín

Female, upperside.

Joanna WalczewskaPoland, Zwierzyniec

Adult, underside.

Peter StoecklAustria, Korneuburg

Larva.

Nieznany?

Young caterpillar.

Michał FurgołPoland

Larva.

Małgorzata MiłaszewskaPoland, Mikołów

Young caterpillar.

Michał FurgołPoland

Pupa.

Peter SchmidtGermany, Woringen
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