Aglais io (Linnaeus, 1758)

peacock

on Urtica, etc.

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

pupa and old larval skin

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).