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Flight-period Central Europe: from Mid April to July
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Conservation Status in Austria: Near Threatened (NT)
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| 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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