|
|
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_2021_-1-bis.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_2013_-2-Copier-.JPG) | |
1] male of Vanessa atalanta - Haute Garonne (France) - 15/04/2021 | | 2] Alpes maritimes alt.1700m (France) - 15/08/2013 | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_2013_-Copier-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_2020_-3-Copier-.JPG) | |
3] other specimen - Alpes maritimes alt.1700m (France) - 15/08/2013 | | 4] male alt.2250m - Pyrénées orientales (France) - 17/07/2020 | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_2021_-2-bis.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_2013_-1-Copier-.JPG) | |
5] male licking some sap from an Oak tree - Haute Garonne (France) - 15/04/2021 | | 6] male - Alpes maritimes alt.1700m (France) - 15/08/2013 | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-17-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_upd_2014_-973-Copier-.JPG) | |
7] female of Vanessa atalanta - Var (France) - 05/11/2012 | | 8] Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 17/08/2014 | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_2021_-3-Copier-.JPG) | |
9] several males licking some sap from an Oak tree - Haute Garonne (France) - 15/04/2021 | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_2020_-1-Copier-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-2-.jpg) | |
10] female laying on Urtica dioica - Haute Garonne (France) - 11/04/2020 | | 11] female laying on Urtica dioica - Doubs (France) - 09/08/2009 | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_upd-12-Copier-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_egg_update-f-.JPG) | |
12] eggs freshly laid on Urtica dioica - Var (France) - 07/12/2014 | | 13] egg laid on Urtica dioica - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 18/07/2013 | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-4-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-6-.jpg) | |
14] close-up of an egg laid by the female from picture 11] | | 15] other view of the egg from picture 14] | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-7-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-8-.jpg) | |
16] shelter of a caterpillar on Urtica dioica - Doubs (France) - 09/08/2009 | | 17] view of the larva after opening the shelter from picture 16] | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-3-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-20-bis-.JPG) | |
18] other view of the larva from picture 16] | | 19] shelter on Urtica dioica - Haute Garonne (France) - 17/07/2012 | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-11-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-21-bis-.JPG) | |
20] caterpillar (dark form) - Doubs (France) - 27/08/2009 | | 21] caterpillar (dark form) - Doubs (France) - 09/08/2009 | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-9-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-10-.jpg) | |
22] caterpillar (bright form) - Doubs (France) - 25/08/2009 | | 23] same larva as 22] | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_upd-1-Copier-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_upd-2-Copier-.JPG) | |
24] a caterpillar shelter on Parietaria officinalis - Var (France) - 16/11/2014 | | 25] view of the caterpillar in the shelter shown in 24] | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_2016_-4-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_2016_-1-.JPG) | |
26] mature caterpillar on Parietaria officinalis - Alpes maritimes (France) - 06/06/2016 | | 27] same larva as 26] | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_2016_-2-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_update_2015_-Copier-.JPG) | |
28] mature caterpillar on Parietaria officinalis - Alpes maritimes (France) - 05/06/2016 | | 29] mature caterpillar on Parietaria officinalis - Var (France) - 10/01/2015 | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_upd-8-Copier-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_upd-9-Copier-.JPG) | |
30] caterpillar feeding on Urtica dioica - Var (France) - 23/11/2014 | | 31] same larva as 30] | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_upd-6-Copier-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_upd-4-Copier-.JPG) | |
32] chrysalis - Var (France) - 23/11/2014 | | 33] same chrysalis as 32] | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-12-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-14-.jpg) | |
34] chrysalis - Doubs (France) - 31/08/2009 | | 35] same chrysalis as 34] | |
| | | |
| | | |
![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_-13-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_atalanta_2020_-5-Copier-.JPG) | |
36] other view of the chrysalis from picture 34] | | 37] chrysalis - Haute Garonne (France) - 01/06/2020 | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
| | | |
Description : | |
| ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/anim0217-1_e0.gif) | | |
Flight period : | |
| | | |
| | | |
Habitat : | |
| | | |
| | |