Apatura iris

Butterfly, Lycaenidae, Pyrenees
Herausgegeben:Stawart, Delmar Thomas C.

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in woodlands throughout Central Europe and southern Britain. Adults have dark brown wings with white lines and a small orange ring on each of the hindwings. Males have an iridescent purple-blue sheen which the females lack. The caterpillars are green with white and yellow markings and have two large horns.Females spend most of their lives in the tree canopy, coming down only to lay their eggs. Males also spend much of their time in the tree tops, defending their territory from rivals, though they will sometimes descend to drink from puddles or feed. Unlike most butterflies, the purple emperor does not feed from flowers but instead on the honeydew secreted by aphids and on dung, urine and animal carcasses.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing / Dicho
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 60
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm
• ISBN-13: 9786138335702
• ISBN-10: 6138335708
• Artikelnr.: 34706758