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Species account
Map Butterfly
(Araschnia levana)
Linnaeus (1758)
Brushfoots (Nymphalidae)
MABU
24879
Nældesommerfugl (dk)
Levana (es)
Kartfjäril (se)
Measurements:
WS: 31-43mm
Generations:
2-3
Flight period:
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Identification:
Females bigger. 2. generation bigger.
Similar species:
Life stages:
Distribution:
N Spain, C and E Europe, Caucasus, C Asia to Japan.
Habitat:
Mature deciduous forests with clearing and herbal vegetation
Behavior:
Status:
Common and expanding in Denmark
Host plants:
Brændenælde, døvnælde
Lars Andersen, danske-natur.dk, adds sex to his photos of the species but with no comments. I can't find any information online about how to separate them besides that females are bigger than males.