Apatura ilia

Apatura ilia

Lesser Purple Emperor

([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Catalogue of Life

IUCN status
Least Concern (LC) IUCN
GBIF observations
66,775 GBIF
iNaturalist observations
15,133 iNaturalist
Taxonomic rank
Species
7 specimens
Description

Apatura ilia, the lesser purple emperor, is a species of butterfly native to most of Europe and east across the Palearctic. It is named for its similarity to the purple emperor butterfly.

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Status

COL status
accepted
Name status
acceptable
Nomenclatural code
zoological
Legacy synonyms
apatura ilia
apatura metis
Non-butterfly
Off
Hybrid

Larval host plants NHM HOSTS

  • Salix sp. Polycitoridae · Salix
  • Alnus sp. Betulaceae · Alnus
  • Populus alba Salicaceae · Populus
  • Populus italica Salicaceae · Populus
  • Populus nigra Salicaceae · Populus
  • Populus sp. Salicaceae · Populus
  • Populus tremula Salicaceae · Populus
  • Salix alba Salicaceae · Salix
  • Salix babylonica Salicaceae · Salix
  • Salix caprea Salicaceae · Salix
  • Salix koriyanagi Salicaceae · Salix
  • Salix rosmarinifolia Salicaceae · Salix

+2 more recorded host plant(s)

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