Araschnia levana
         
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1] a male (on the left) and a female of Araschnia levana - the first brood of this species (spring) is named 'levana'  ; the ground colour of the wing is orange - Doubs (France) - 24/04/2010  
       
       
   
2] male - Doubs (France) - 24/04/2010   3] same individual as 2] - Doubs (France) - 24/04/2010  
       
       
   
4] female - Doubs (France) - 24/04/2010   5] same individual as 4] - Doubs (France) - 24/04/2010  
       
       
   
6] male  form levana - Yvelines (France) - 20/04/2002
 
  7] female form levana laying on Urtica dioica - Doubs (France) - 24/05/2010  
       
       
 
8] males of Araschnia levana attracted to a bird dropping - the second brood of this species (summer) is named 'prorsa',  the ground colour of the wing being all black - Doubs (France) - 28/06/2009  
       
       
   
9] female form prorsa - Haute Saône (France) - 07/09/2008
 
  10] other female of form prorsa - Haute Saône (France) - 29/08/2008  
       
       
   
11] male of form prorsa - Haute Saône (France) - 29/08/2008   12] male of form prorsa - Haute Saône (France) - 29/08/2008  
       
       
   
13] male of form prorsa - Haute Loire (France) - 27/07/2013
 
  14] young caterpillars on Urtica dioica - Haute Loire (France) - 23/07/2013  
       
       
   
15] gregarious young caterpillars on Urtica dioica - Doubs (France) - 16/11/2009   16] mature caterpillar - Doubs (France) - 16/11/2009
 
 
       
       
   
17] views of the head, showing the typical 'horns' on the top - Doubs (France) - 16/11/2009    18] chrysalis - Doubs (France) - 19/03/2010
 
 
       
       
       
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