Title

Purple Emperor

Caption

Purple Emperor (Apatura iris) adult, resting on Sweet Chestnut (Castanea sativa) leaf, Cannobina Valley, Italian Alps, Piedmont, Italy, Europe

Date

Jul 04, 2016

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Gianpiero Ferrari

Reference

BRK22G57_143

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,6Mb (2,3Mb) / 17,7in x 13,3in / 5315 x 3986 (300dpi)

Keywords

Alps Apatura iris Brush-footed butterflies Brush-footed butterfly Butterflies Butterfly Castanea sativa Chestnut Chestnuts Europe Fagaceae Four-footed butterfly Insect Insecta Insects Italian Italy Lepidoptera Lepidopteran Marron Mountain Range No People Northern Italy Nymphalidae Piedmont Piedmont region Piemonte Purple Emperor Sweet chestnut adult adult animal adult animals animal animals chestnut chestnuts deserted diurnal butterflies diurnal butterfly empty fruit fruits habitat lateral lateral view leaf leaves lilac mature matures mountainous natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature no one nobody out outdoor outdoors outside plant plants purple resting side view side views sideview sidewards sideways summer summery the North of Italy uninhabited wildlife photography Apaturinae Fagales Schiller butterflies South Europe Southern Europe break emperor emperors fauna mountain mountains pause pauses rest rests wildlife deciduous tree deciduous trees