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Photo © by Milan Djuric, taken at Mt.
Visitor, in Montenegro. |
Nettle tree butterfly
(Libythea celtis
Laicharting, 1782)
Family: Libytheidae
Description:
The Nettle-Tree Butterfly is the only representative
of his family in Europe. One of its main distinguishing marks is the long
sensory organs located on the front of the head (the palpi). The uppersides of
the wings of this small butterfly are dark brown, with bright orange dots.
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Photo © by Norbert Ulmann, taken in
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Photo ©
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Mark Ogden, taken in Bulgaria in 2005. |
Size: 34-44mm
Altitude: 400-1500m
Flight period:
Late June to August, March after hibernation. Two
broods all the months of the year, with hibernation.
Larval
host plants:
Celtis australis, the Nettle / Hackberry tree.
This unusual species is the only
representative of the Libytheidae or Snouts in Europe. The particular specimen
was photographed in Mt. Visitor, in Montenegro.
Sources:
- https://www.geocities.com/europeanbutterflies/English/celtis.htm
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- https://www.butterfly-guide.co.uk/species/libytheidae/celtis.htm
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