First Generation
Second Generation

Larvae

Forewing Length: 16-19mm;
Wingspan: 28-40mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
April - September	May - June (Earliest: 5.5) August - September (Earliest: 9.8)	(Winter)	April - May (Earliest: 13.4) July - September (Earliest: 30.6)

Biotopes:	Beech Forest Edge	Hedge Rows	Wet Meadows
Food: (Larva) (Monophagous)	Urtica dioica
Food: (Adult)	Several Apiaceae Nectar	Several Asteraceae Nectar	Several Rosaceae Nectar	Ranunculus repens Nectar
	Lotus corniculatus Nectar	Valeriana officinalis Nectar	Viola palustris Nectar	Epilobium angustifolium Nectar
Parasitoids:	Apechthis compunctor Larva	Heteropelma megarthrum Larva	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Araschnia levana
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Araschnia levana
Lepiforum: Araschnia levana

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