Flight-period Central Europe: from Mid April to July

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Imago

Conservation Status in Austria: Near Threatened (NT)

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Austria
Vienna - Austria

English:Clouded Apollo
German:Schwarzer Apolllo
Danish:Hvid bjergridder
Date:29/05/2011
Location:Austria, Niederösterreich, St. Corona a. Schöpfl
 
Copyright:Per Hoffmann Olsen
Camera:Canon EOS 50D
Lens:Sigma 150mm 1:2.8 APO Macro
 

In this picture a large white sphragis is seen under the abdomen. This is common with most Apollos and is a strategy to increase the mating success of individual males.

Did you know?: The female P. mnemosyne gets, after mating, a socalled sphragis (copulation plug) from the male species.

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