Female

Forewing Length: 31-38mm;
Wingspan: 55-60mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
(6-7 Days)	July - May	?	June - July (Earliest: 13.7)

Biotopes:	Wet Forest	Spruce Forest
Food: (Larva) (Oligophagous)	Salicaceae	Alnus glutinosa
Food: (Adult)	Liquid Dung
Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Apatura ilia
UK Butterflies Lesser Purple Emperor
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Apatura ilia
Lepiforum: Apatura ilia

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