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Purple Emperor

Apatura iris

The Purple Emperor is a beautiful butterfly with stunning purple wings. It loves to flutter around in forests and is often seen resting on tree trunks.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Purple Emperor is a large, dark brown butterfly. Males display a dazzling iridescent purple sheen on their upper wings, visible only from certain angles, while females are larger and lack this strong violet shimmer. Both sexes feature a prominent white band across their wings and a distinct orange-ringed black eyespot on each hindwing.

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Purple Emperor
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Purple Emperor

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Male emperors often land on sunny patches of mud, dung, or even human sweat for minerals.

The pupa (cocoon) of the Purple Emperor perfectly mimics a dead, brown leaf for disguise.

Their caterpillars look like tiny green slugs with two little horns on their heads!

Unlike most butterflies, adults rarely visit flowers; they prefer sipping tree sap and other liquids.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Shimmering Camouflage

Purple Emperor has iridescent wings that change color with the light, helping them blend into the forest canopy or signal other butterflies.

Fähigkeit

Canopy King's Vantage

Purple Emperor can soar high into the treetops, allowing them to survey their territory and spot rivals or mates from above.

Fähigkeit

Scent Super-Seeker

Purple Emperor can detect the scent of tree sap, animal droppings, and even carrion from afar, leading them to vital nutrients.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
60-70 mm
Größe
30-45 mm
Lebenserwartung
10-14 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
10-20 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults feast on tree sap and mineral-rich fluids, while their caterpillars munch on leaves from willow trees.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (caterpillars) are herbivores, solely feeding on the leaves of sallow and willow trees. Adults are omnivores.

Hauptnahrung

  • tree sap
  • animal dung
  • carrion
  • mineral-rich soil/puddles

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Goat Willow

Salix caprea

Caterpillars feed on its leaves.

eats

Grey Sallow

Salix cinerea

Main food source for caterpillars.

eaten by

Blue Tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

Eats caterpillars and sometimes adults.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Preys on larvae and pupae.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Purple Emperor Butterfly

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch butterflies from a distance and don't try to catch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Purple Emperor?

60-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Purple Emperor?

30-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Purple Emperor?

10-14 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Purple Emperor?

10-20 km/h

Was frisst Purple Emperor?

Adults feast on tree sap and mineral-rich fluids, while their caterpillars munch on leaves from willow trees.

Wo findet man Purple Emperor normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Purple Emperor?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Purple Emperor?

6

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