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Nymphalis xanthomelas (Esper, 1781)
Yellow-legged Tortoiseshell

Genus: Nymphalis Kluk, 1780   Original genus: Papilio Linnaeus, 1758

N. xanthomelas (© Szabolcs Sáfián)
Adult, Ménes-valley, Aggtelek National Park, Hungary, June 20, 2006
(Photo by Szabolcs Sáfián)
N. xanthomelas (© Dmitry Gavryushin)
Adult, Naro-Fominsk, Moscow region, Russia, April 11, 2004
(Photo by Dmitry Gavryushin)
N. xanthomelas (© Tamás Baranyi & László Bertalan)
Adult, Hungary, June 29, 2004
(Photo by Tamás Baranyi & László Bertalan)
N. xanthomelas (© Tamás Baranyi & László Bertalan)
Adult, Hungary, June 29, 2004
(Photo by Tamás Baranyi & László Bertalan)
N. xanthomelas (© Tamás Baranyi & Árpád Józsa)
Adult, Debrecen-(Bank), Hungary, April 15, 2005
(Photo by Tamás Baranyi & Árpád Józsa)
N. xanthomelas (© Szabolcs Sáfián)
Larva, Ménes-valley, Aggtelek National Park, Hungary, June 13, 2006
(Photo by Szabolcs Sáfián)
N. xanthomelas (© Szabolcs Sáfián)
Larva, Ménes-valley, Aggtelek National Park, Hungary, June 13, 2006
(Photo by Szabolcs Sáfián)
N. xanthomelas (© Szabolcs Sáfián)
Pupa, Ménes-valley, Aggtelek National Park, Hungary, June 20, 2006
(Photo by Szabolcs Sáfián)
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Foodplants:
Salix, Populus

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