Aglais io
Aglais io
Family: NymphalidaeGenus: Aglaisheimisch in Deutschland
heimisch in Deutschland
native_regions-Cache · 85 %
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57
Plants
visited
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102
Interactions
documented
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7
Host plants
known
About this species
A nymphalid butterfly that is active as an adult in June and July, hibernating in the adult stage.
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Host plantVisited plants
Annual cycle
Adults emerge from hibernation in early summer and are chiefly seen in June and July. Eggs are laid and the resulting caterpillars feed on a specific host plant before pupating. As a multivoltine species, several broods may be produced in a season. The final generation enters hibernation as adults, completing the cycle.
Merkmale
Körper
Wingspan
5.35 cm
Ernährung & Verhalten
Food
monophagous
Generationen/Jahr
multivoltine
Overwintering
adult
Scientific profile
Aglais io is a multivoltine butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is monophagous, with caterpillars feeding on a single larval host plant. The species overwinters in the adult stage. Adults are typically on the wing during June and July, though multiple generations may extend activity.
Host plants
7 plants serve as food for the larvae
Urtica urensHumulus lupulusUrtica dioicaDipsacus fullonumVerbena bonariensisSalix capreaSalix arenaria
Visited plants
50 plants are visited by this species
Ficaria vernaPrimula vulgarisMedicago sativaTaraxacum officinaleCirsium vulgare subsp. vulgareErigeron annuusAjuga reptansCardamine pratensisGeranium robertianum var. maritimumHyacinthoides non-scriptaCalluna vulgarisCirsium arvenseOriganum vulgareOriganum majoranaEupatorium cannabinumCalendula officinalisPrimula elatiorBuddleja davidiiUrtica dioicaKnautia arvensisSambucus racemosaAllium sphaerocephalonSymphytum officinaleTelekia speciosaSenecio ovatus subsp. ovatusSenecio inaequidensLamium purpureum var. incisumSuccisa pratensisBidens cernuaHedera helix subsp. helixArctium lappaKerria japonicaPetasites hybridusCentaurea scabiosaLigustrum vulgareTrifolium pratenseCirsium oleraceumValeriana officinalisCentaurea jaceaPulicaria dysentericaMentha aquaticaCalendula arvensisSolidago giganteaRanunculus acris subsp. friesianusAmorpha fruticosaFilipendula ulmariaAquilegia vulgarisPrunus spinosaCorydalis solidaPicris hieracioides subsp. grandiflora
Sources & Data Origin
•TraitCH — CC BY 4.0TraitCH 2.0 contributors; imported as source-preserving NaturKompass taxon evidence.
•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)
•Seifert & Fiedler (2023) — Macroecological patterns in European butterflies unveil strong interrelations between larval diet breadth, latitudinal range size, and voltinism [Dataset]. Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.9zw3r22mp (CC0)
•Foto: Philipp Eckardt
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