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Post by livingplanet3 on Mar 4, 2022 17:24:39 GMT -8
Does anyone here have any specimens of this species (Apatura iris) in their collection? -  I've heard that it's protected in the UK, but has quite a wide range across Europe and Asia. Probably the most similar species that I have to it, is Sasakia charonda, from China -  |
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Post by joachim on Mar 4, 2022 18:51:26 GMT -8
Hi, yes from old collection.
I saw it here some years ago, but many species disappearedor I was´t lucky enough. There are 2 places here in lower saxony ( Niedersachen ) I will not publish.
Joachim
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Post by nomihoudai on Mar 5, 2022 0:10:33 GMT -8
It's protected in a lot of European countries, but it looks like it's not protected in all of them.
I have come across them, they expanded their population in my country of origin (Luxembourg) recently. I would not see them during my early youth, but in 2018 I was sent a picture of one resting on my sister's house. I saw 2 more when going for a walk in the capital city (there is a valley with a river and Salix trees), and finally I saw one in my home town during a walk.
Very often they fly high up and photographing them is not so easy.
There is a smaller species Apatura ilia which I find nicer. I have seen those when I was living in the Rhine valley area in Germany.
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Post by suzuki on Mar 5, 2022 4:57:55 GMT -8
It is commom in the mountains of Serbia. The males often bask in the sunshine resting on roads.
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Post by bobw on Mar 5, 2022 5:22:17 GMT -8
It's common in many parts of Europe. I've seen hundreds of them, along with ilia in north-east France, and thousands in Primorye, far-east Russia, along with ilia, metis, nycteis and schrenckii. It's not uncommon near where I live in southern England, it's just not very visible as it stays up in the treetops most of the time.
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Post by livingplanet3 on Mar 5, 2022 15:30:46 GMT -8
It's common in many parts of Europe. I've seen hundreds of them, along with ilia in north-east France, and thousands in Primorye, far-east Russia, along with ilia, metis, nycteis and schrenckii. It's not uncommon near where I live in southern England, it's just not very visible as it stays up in the treetops most of the time. You are fortunate to have seen them in the wild; I have only ever seen photos of this renowned butterfly. |
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Post by bobw on Mar 5, 2022 15:47:03 GMT -8
It is a beautiful species. I've reared it a few times and it's wonderful to see a cage full of freshly emerged males.
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Post by wolf on Mar 6, 2022 0:41:26 GMT -8
It is a beautiful species. I've reared it a few times and it's wonderful to see a cage full of freshly emerged males. Did you rear them from eggs and hibernated the larva or did you find posthibernation larva and reared them from those? This species has been slowly creeping into Norway in the southeast from Sweden. Several specimens was reported last year. I think its just a matter of time before we have breeding populations in Norway(If we dont allready have it!). Would like to breed them sometime aswell! |
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Post by bobw on Mar 6, 2022 2:37:15 GMT -8
I reared them from eggs. I've never searched for post-hibernation larvae but I would imagine they'd be difficult to find as they're well-camouflaged, they're difficult to spot even in a cage when you know they're there. I have kept them going for more than one generation but they're extremely difficult to hand-pair.
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Post by miguel on Mar 6, 2022 12:29:53 GMT -8
It's expanding their range in the north of Spain,maybe the habit of to fly high of the trees makes to look rare this specie.
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