Apatura iris
Apatura iris
Family: NymphalidaeGenus: Apaturanative in Germany
native in Germany
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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11
Plants
visited
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17
Interactions
documented
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7
Host plants
known
About this species
A univoltine butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It overwinters as a larva and has an oligophagous diet.
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Plant food
Yearly cycle
This univoltine butterfly overwinters as a larva, resumes activity in spring, and emerges as an adult in summer.
Merkmale
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
oligophagous
Generationen/Jahr
univoltine
Overwintering
larva
Scientific profile
Apatura iris belongs to the family Nymphalidae. It produces one generation each year and passes the winter in the larval stage. The caterpillars are oligophagous, feeding on a narrow selection of plants.
Host plants
7 plants serve as food for the larvae
Visited plants
4 plants are visited by this species
Sources & data origin
•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•Foto: Philipp Eckardt
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