Male

Forewing Length: 31-40mm; Wingspan: 60-74mm; Proboscis Length: 17mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Imago
July - August (10 Days)	August - June	June - July	June - August (Earliest: 26.6)

Biotopes:	Beech Forest	Spruce Forest
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Most Salicaceae
Food: (Adult)	Dung	Angelica sylvestris Nectar
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Lepidoptera of Belgium: Apatura iris
UK Butterflies Purple Emperor

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