The Map Butterfly (Araschnia Levana) | iHearts143Quotes

The Map butterfly (Araschnia Levana) is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. The Map butterfly has a reddish ochreous ground, a characteristic pattern of spots, some whitish subapical and marks on the forewing, and a row of blue bars near the distal margin of the hindwing.

These beautiful-looking butterflies are found across central Europe, and it’s range extends across temperate Asia to China, Korea, and Japan. They are found in open deciduous woodlands, along riverbanks, and on farmland where the larval foodplant stinging nettle is profuse.