Apatura iris (Linnaeus, 1758)
purple emperor
on (Populus), Salix
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
Salicaceae, oligophagous
Salix aurita, caprea, cinerea, x fragilis, purpurea.
Rarely Populus gileadensis, nigra.
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
ei, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum.
references
Aistleitner & Aistleitner (1996a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Lepiforum (2021), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a).