Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)

red admiral

on Urtica, etc.

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

Pteromalus briani, puparum.

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).