Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) Romania

Found in mature broadleaved/ oak woodlands where they spend most of their time in the canopy. Males occasionally descend to the ground where they probe for salts from road surfaces or from animal dung

Larvae prefer Goat, Grey & Crack Willow

#PurpleEmperor

Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) Romania

Found in mature broadleaved/ oak woodlands where they spend most of their time in the canopy. Males occasionally descend to the ground where they probe for salts from road surfaces or from animal dung

Larvae prefer Goat, Grey & Crack Willow

#PurpleEmperor

Purple Emperor (Apatura iris): A Eurasian Butterfly with a wingspan of 80mm (3.1in). Thank you again Vlad Mureşan for sharing your photo of this spectacular butterfly taken in Romania. #purpleemperor #savebutterflies #butterflies #butterfly #wildlife #nature #romania