Plant Parasites of Europe

leafminers, galls and fungi

Aglais io

Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758)

peacock

on Urtica, etc.

Aglais io larva

Hoofddorp, 13.vii.2022 © Laurens van der Linde: larva

Aglais io pupa

pupa and old larval skin

Aglais io

23.vii.2022: imago

parasite

Larvae freely on the leaves.

host plants

Urticaceae, oligophagous

Parietaria officinalis; Urtica dioica.

Rarely Humulus lupulus.

distribution within Europe

PESI (2021).

ei, larva, pupa

see Lepiforum, Pyrgus.

synonyms

Inachis, Nymphalis, io.

references

Aistleitner & Aistleitner (1996a), Baquero, Moraza, Ariño & Jordana (2011a) , Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Lafranchis (2020b), Lepiforum (2021), pyrgus.de (2023), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).

Last modified 23.viii.2023