Apatura iris
         
Purple Emperor  
Le Grand Mars changeant  
           
 
 
   
1] male of Apatura iris attracted to human sweat - Doubs (France) - 03/07/2010   2] same specimen as 1]
 
 
       
       
   
3] same specimen as 1]

 
  4] same specimen as 1] ; according to the position of the observer's eye, the blue sheen becomes visible in males, whereas there is no blue sheen in females  
       
       
   
5] close-up showing the variation of the wing sheen in a male (on a road-killed individual) - Isère (France) - 05/07/2015   6] male alt.1608m - Savoie (France) - 20/07/2023
 
 
       
       
   
7] same specimen as 6] on the photographer's finger   8] same specimen as 7]  
       
       
   
9] male alt.1050m - Aude (France) - 10/07/2023   10] same specimen as 9]  
       
       
   
11] same specimen as 9], close-up of the head   12] same specimen as 9]  
       
       
   
13] male of Apatura iris attracted to animal dung - Doubs (France) - 03/07/2010   14] same specimen as 13]
 
 
       
       
   
15] same specimen as 13]   16] male - Doubs (France) - 03/07/2010  
       
       
   
17] male - Haute Loire (France) - 16/07/2010
 
  18] same individual as 17] licking the surface of a flower bud of Lilium sp. in a garden  
       
       
   
19] male - Haute Loire (France) - 26/07/2013   20] same specimen as 19]  
       
       
   
21] young caterpillar on Salix capraea - Switzerland - 05/06/2010
 
  22] mature caterpillar on Salix capraea - Doubs (France) - 28/05/2010  
       
       
   
23] same larva as 22]   18]  same larva as 22], close-up of the head  
       
       
     
19] same larva as 22]      
       
       
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