apatura_iris,purple




1] male of Apatura iris attracted to human sweat - Doubs (France) - 03/07/2010		2] same specimen as 1]



3] same specimen as 1]		4] same specimen as 1] ; according to the position of the observer's eye, the blue sheen becomes visible in males, whereas there is no blue sheen in females



5] close-up showing the variation of the wing sheen in a male (on a road-killed individual) - Isère (France) - 05/07/2015		6] male alt.1608m - Savoie (France) - 20/07/2023



7] same specimen as 6] on the photographer's finger		8] same specimen as 7]



9] male alt.340m - Côte d'Or (France) - 26/06/2024



10] same specimen as 9]		11] same specimen as 9] attracted to a fox dung



12] male alt.1050m - Aude (France) - 10/07/2023		13] same specimen as 12]



14] same specimen as 12], close-up of the head		15] same specimen as 12]



16] male of Apatura iris attracted to animal dung - Doubs (France) - 03/07/2010		17] same specimen as 16]



18] same specimen as 16]		19] male - Doubs (France) - 03/07/2010



20] male alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 16/07/2010		21] same individual as 20] licking the surface of a flower bud of Lilium sp. in a garden



22] male alt.900m - Haute Loire (France) - 26/07/2013		23] same specimen as 22]



24] young caterpillar on Salix capraea - Switzerland - 05/06/2010		25] mature caterpillar on Salix capraea - Doubs (France) - 28/05/2010



26] same larva as 25]		27] same larva as 25], close-up of the head



28] same larva as 25]


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