Forewing Length: 25-33mm;
Wingspan: Male 68-72mm, Female 72-75mm

Egg	Larva	Pupa	Adult
April - May	April - June	June - July	June - May (Earliest: 14.3)

Biotopes:	Wet Forest	Gardens
Food: (Larva) (Polyphagous)	Most Salicaceae	Several Rosaceae	Betula
Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Microplitis spectabilis Larva	Several Tachinidae Larvae
Other Possible Parasitoids:	Several Ichneumonidae Larvae	Several Braconidae Larvae	Several Tachinidae Larvae

Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Belgium: Nymphalis polychloros
UK Butterflies Large Tortoiseshell
Lepidoptera and Their Ecology: Nymphalis polychloros
Lepiforum: Nymphalis polychloros

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