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Poppelsommerfugl (Limenitis populi)    Takvinger (Nymphalidae)        24873
Poplar Admiral (gb)   Aspfjäril (se)  
Measurements:
WS: 70-90mm
Generations:
1
Flight period:
JFMAMJJASOND 
se
Identification:
Distribution:
C and E Europe, C and S Urals, S Siberia and Mongolia.
Habitat:
Behavior:
Status:
Extinct in Denmark, Lolland 1961. Scarce in rest of Fennoscandinavia.
Comment:
Poplar Admiral 939    (6 photos)
2022-07-12    Ronneby-area (Blekinge), Sverige

Imago. Hun.
Janne and company were very excited about this female poplar, stating that "not many Danes have photos of this one!".

The size and the broad even band of white spots on the hindwing indicate that it is a female.
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