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Upperside
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The egg is laid singly on upper surface of leaf
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Larva lives inside silken tent. Here it is looking for fresh leaves to sew together. Looks very similar to a Red Admiral larva
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A freshly formed pupa
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The same pupa the night before it emerged
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Information
| UK BAP status: | Not listed |
| Local status: | A migrant, arriving directly from North Africa and the Middle East. Continental offspring may arrive later. Numbers vary each year. In 2009 large numbers passed through Bedfordshire on their way north.
It breeds here but does not overwinter. |
| Size: | Large. |
| Larval foodplant: | Mainly Thistles, but Common Nettle, Mallows and Viper's-bugloss may also be used. |
| No. of broods: | Continuously brooded in North Africa and the Middle East. One or more broods occur here. (Home-bred individuals can fly in as little as a month from being an egg). |
| Flight time(s): | Immigrants begin to arrive late May and may occur throughout the summer. Home-bred broods fly in July and August when numbers peak. |
| Winter: | Absent. Few, if any, survive in any life-stage. Some are thought to emigrate to the continent in the autumn though this is rarely witnessed. |
| Habits: | Fast and powerful fliers. Adults feed voraciously on many nectar sources. |
| Habitats: | Anywhere nectar and larval foodplants may be found. |
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