Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)
red admiral
on Urtica, etc.
Greece, Lefkas, Katouna, 5.vi.2023 © Laurens van der Lind
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
Urticaceae, oligophagous
Parietaria alsinifolia, debilis, judaica, officinalis; Urtica dioica, ? koviensis, membranacea, urens.
Perhaps also Humulus lupulus (Cannabaceae)
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
parasitoids, predators
references
Baquero, Moraza, Ariño & Jordana (2011a), Baur (2015a), Dupont, Luquet, Demerges & Drouet (2013a), Huertas Dionisio (2007a), Lafranchis (2020b), Lepiforum (2021), Marabuto (2018a), Marabuto, Pires & Corley (2013a), Obregón, Shaw, Fernández-Haeger & Jordano (2015b), Vegliante & Zilli (2007a), Wiemers (1995a), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).