Nymphalidae Libytheinae Issoria (Issoria) lathonia Limenitis camilla
Libythea celtis (Laicharting, 1782)
Nettle-tree Butterfly

Genus: Libythea Fabricius, 1807   Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758

L. celtis (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Fonte Cerreto (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1995
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. celtis (© Paul Tout)
Adult, Gorizia, Italy, February 2000
(Photo by Paul Tout)
L. celtis (© Paolo Mazzei)
Adult, Fonte Cerreto (L'Aquila), Italy, July 1995
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. celtis (© Bernard Fransen)
Adult, Aggtelek NP, Szögliget, Ménesvölgy, Hungary, August 17, 2004
(Photo by Bernard Fransen, Photography of European Butterflies and Moths)
L. celtis (© Paolo Mazzei)
Larva, Fonte Cerreto (L'Aquila), Italy, June 1995
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
L. celtis (© Paolo Mazzei)
Pupa, Fonte Cerreto (L'Aquila), Italy, June 1995
(Photo by Paolo Mazzei)
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Foodplants:
Celtis australis

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