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Purple Emperor (Apatura iris)    (Butterflies)    24743
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Purple Emperor 204    (1 photos)
2012-07-24   Pinseskoven, Amager, Denmark

Male. Male with the blue iriscent shine. Notice the absence of the red-encircled black spot on the forewing which is always present on the Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia).
Purple Emperor 203    (1 photos)
2012-07-24   Pinseskoven, Amager, Denmark

Not sure about sex. Here the distal ventral wing clearly shows the white pin in the center of the white band crossing the wing. This distinguishes the present species from the Lesser Purple Emperor which recently has been discovered as a new species in Denmark here at the same location. The good butterfly people have brought along pieces of rope bathed in sugar added red wine to attract the Apatura butterflies. Freshly baked faeces is another delicacy among these winged creatures...
Purple Emperor 411    (2 photos)
2020-07-11   Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark

Male. Pinseskoven (Birch-forest). With iridescent blue on the upper wing this is a male.

Easily separated from Lesser Purple Emperor (Apatura ilia), also present in the forest, by the limited yellow to the tips of the antennas, and by lack of an eye spot on the front wing.
Purple Emperor 414    (3 photos)
2020-07-11   Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark

Male. A common habit, sucking juices from the birch trees.

Purple Emperor 460    (3 photos)
2020-07-17   Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark

Pinseskoven. Likely female without blue shine.
Purple Emperor 458    (2 photos)
2020-07-18   Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark

Pinseskoven.
Sapsucking on Birch. Uncertain of sex.
Purple Emperor 459    (3 photos)
2020-07-18   Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark

Sex uncertain.
Purple Emperor 461    (2 photos)
2020-07-18   Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark

Perhaps the same as 458 or 459, seen at the same spot.
Purple Emperor 579    (1 photos)
2021-07-03   Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark

Imago. Male. One of the few individuals I saw this year.
Purple Emperor 918    (4 photos)
2022-07-11   Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark

Imago. Male. Ellevehøjvej.

Came in very determined to 'lick my pants'.
Purple Emperor 919    (3 photos)
2022-07-11   Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark

Imago. Male. Pinseskoven.

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