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1] a male (on the left) and a female of Araschnia levana - the first brood of this species (spring) is named 'levana' ; the ground colour of the wing is orange - Doubs (France) - 24/04/2010 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_doubs_24_avril_2010-4-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_doubs_24_avril_2010.jpg) | |
2] male - Doubs (France) - 24/04/2010 | | 3] same individual as 2] - Doubs (France) - 24/04/2010 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_doubs_24_avril_2010-6-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_doubs_24_avril_2010-2-.jpg) | |
4] female - Doubs (France) - 24/04/2010 | | 5] same individual as 4] - Doubs (France) - 24/04/2010 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_yvelines_20_avril_2002.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana-24_mai_2010.jpg) | |
6] male form levana - Yvelines (France) - 20/04/2002 | | 7] female form levana laying on Urtica dioica - Doubs (France) - 24/05/2010 | |
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8] males of Araschnia levana attracted to a bird dropping - the second brood of this species (summer) is named 'prorsa', the ground colour of the wing being all black - Doubs (France) - 28/06/2009 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_haute_saone_07_septembre_2008.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_haute_saone_29_aout_2008-4-.jpg) | |
9] female form prorsa - Haute Saône (France) - 07/09/2008 | | 10] other female of form prorsa - Haute Saône (France) - 29/08/2008 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_haute_saone_29_aout_2008.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_haute_saone_29_aout_2008-2-.jpg) | |
11] male of form prorsa - Haute Saône (France) - 29/08/2008 | | 12] male of form prorsa - Haute Saône (France) - 29/08/2008 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_prorsa_update_-f-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_caterpillars_update_-f-.JPG) | |
13] male of form prorsa - Haute Loire (France) - 27/07/2013 | | 14] young caterpillars on Urtica dioica - Haute Loire (France) - 23/07/2013 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_caterpillar_doubs_16_novembre_2009.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_caterpillar_doubs_16_novembre_2009-3-.jpg) | |
15] gregarious young caterpillars on Urtica dioica - Doubs (France) - 16/11/2009 | | 16] mature caterpillar - Doubs (France) - 16/11/2009 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/a/ara/araschnia_levana_caterpillar_doubs_16_novembre_2009-2-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/c/chr/chrysalide_araschnia_levana_19_mars_2010.jpg) | |
17] views of the head, showing the typical 'horns' on the top - Doubs (France) - 16/11/2009 | | 18] chrysalis - Doubs (France) - 19/03/2010 | |
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