Apatura iris (Purple Emperor Butterfly)

Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Abraxas grossulariata (Magpie Moth)1
Acalyptus carpini4
Acherontia atropos (Death's-head hawk moth)1
Acleris emargana1
Acleris ferrugana1
Acleris hastiana2
Acleris rufana1
Acronicta alni (Alder Moth)3
Acronicta euphorbiae (Sweet Gale Moth)3
Acronicta leporina (miller)4
Acronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey)3
Acronicta menyanthidis (Light Knot Grass)2
Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger Moth)2
Acronicta rumicis (Knot Grass)1
Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger)2
Adela cuprella1
Aedes punctor1
Aglais urticae (Small Tortoiseshell)1
Aglia tau (Tau Emperor)1
Agonopterix heracliana1
Amphipyra berbera (Svensson's Copper Underwing)2
Amphipyra pyramidea (copper underwing)1
Amphipyra tragopoginis (mouse)1
Anaplectoides prasina (green arches)2
Anarta melanopa (broad-bordered white underwing)1
Angerona prunaria (orange moth)1
Anorthoa munda2
Antitype chi (Grey Chi)1
Apatura ilia (Lesser Purple Emperor)2
Aphantopus hyperantus (Ringlet Butterfly)1
Aphrophora alni (Alder Spittle Bug)3
Apis mellifera (honey bee)1
Apotomis capreana1
Apotomis lineana1
Apotomis semifasciana (Short-barred Grey Marble)1
Archiearis notha (Light Orange Underwing)1
Arctia caja (garden tiger moth)1
Arctia villica (Cream-spot Tiger)1
Argyresthia pygmaeella2
Asteroscopus sphinx (Sprawler)1
Autographa jota (Plain Golden Y)1
Azelia nebulosa1
Baccha elongata1
Batrachedra praeangusta2
Bison bonasus (European bison)1
Biston betularia (peppered moth)2
Biston strataria (Oak Beauty)2
Boloria selene (Silver-bordered fritillary)1
Bombus hortorum (Small Garden Humble-bee)1
Bombus lapidarius (Stone Humble-bee)1
Bombus lucorum (White-tailed bumblebee)3
Bombus pascuorum (Common Carder-bee)1
Bombus pratorum (Early-nesting Humble-bee)2
Bombus sylvarum (Shrill Carder-bee)1
Bombus terrestris (Large Earth Humble-bee)3
Brachionycha nubeculosa (Rannoch Sprawler)1
Brachylomia viminalis (Minor Shoulder-knot)4
Brachyopa pilosa1
Brachyopa scutellaris1
Byctiscus betulae (Hazel Leaf Roller)3
Cabera exanthemata (Common Wave Moth)4
Cabera pusaria (Common White Wave Moth)2
Calliphora vicina (Blue bottlefly)1
Calliteara pudibunda (Pale Tussock)2
Callophrys rubi (Green Hairstreak Butterfly)1
Caloptilia stigmatella2
Campaea margaritaria1
Capreolus capreolus (western roe deer)1
Caradrina morpheus (Mottled Rustic)1
Catocala adultera1
Catocala fraxini (Blue Underwing)1
Catocala nupta (Red Underwing moth)2
Celastrina argiolus (Holly Blue Butterfly)1
Cepphis advenaria (Little Thorn Moth)1
Ceramica pisi (Broom Moth)1
Cerastis leucographa (White-marked)1
Cerastis rubricosa (Red Chestnut)1
Cerura vinula (Puss Moth)5
Cheilosia illustrata1
Chloroclysta miata (autumn green carpet)2
Chloroclysta siterata (Red-green Carpet)1
Chloromyia formosa (Green Soldier Fly)1
Choristoneura hebenstreitella (Mountain-ash tortricid)1
Chrysogaster solstitialis1
Cleora cinctaria (Ringed Carpet)1
Clostera anachoreta (Scarce Chocolate-tip)5
Clostera anastomosis1
Clostera curtula (Chocolate-tip)5
Clostera pigra (Small Chocolate-tip)5
Cnephasia asseclana (Flax Tortrix Moth)1
Cnephasia incertana (Light Grey Tortrix Moth)1
Coenophila subrosea (Rosy Marsh Moth)2
Coleophora albidella3
Colocasia coryli (Nut-tree Tussock)3
Colotois pennaria (Feathered Thorn)1
Coniatus repandus4
Conistra ligula (Dark Chestnut)1
Conistra rubiginea (Dotted Chestnut)1
Conistra vaccinii (Chestnut)2
Conops flavipes1
Cosmia trapezina (Dun-bar)2
Cossus cossus (Goat Moth)3
Crocallis elinguaria (Scalloped Oak Moth)2
Cryptorhynchus lapathi4
Cybosia mesomella (Four-dotted Footman Moth)2
Cyclophora pendularia (Dingy Mocha)3
Dasypolia templi (Brindled Ochre)1
Diurnea fagella1
Dorytomus melanophthalmus3
Earias clorana (Cream-bordered Green Pea)3
Ectoedemia intimella3
Ectropis crepuscularia (small engrailed)1
Egle rhinotmeta2
Eilema griseola (Dingy Footman Moth)2
Eilema pygmaeola (pigmy footman)1
Elasmostethus interstinctus1
Ematurga atomaria (Common Heath Moth)1
Ennomos quercinaria (August Thorn)1
Eoseristalis arbustorum1
Eoseristalis pertinax3
Eoseristalis rupium1
Epinotia demarniana1
Epinotia maculana1
Epinotia nisella1
Epinotia solandriana1
Epione repandaria (Bordered Beauty)2
Epistrophe grossulariae1
Episyrphus balteatus (Marmelade Fly)1
Erannis defoliaria (Mottled Umber Moth)1
Eriogaster lanestris (Small Eggar)4
Eristalis tenax (drone fly)2
Eugnorisma glareosa1
Eulithis populata (Northern Spinach Moth)2
Eulithis testata (chevron moth)3
Eupeodes latifasciatus2
Eupeodes luniger1
Eupithecia centaureata (Lime-speck Pug)1
Eupithecia exiguata (Mottled Pug)1
Eupithecia expallidata (bleached pug)1
Eupithecia subfuscata (gray pug)3
Eupithecia tenuiata (Slender Pug)3
Eupithecia tripunctaria (whitespotted pug)1
Eupithecia trisignaria (triple-spotted pug)1
Eupithecia virgaureata (Golden-rod Pug)2
Eupithecia vulgata (Common Pug Moth)2
Euplexia lucipara (Small Angle Shades)1
Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Brown-tail)1
Euproctis similis1
Eurois occulta (great gray dart)2
Furcula bifida2
Furcula furcula (Sallow Kitten)5
Gastropacha quercifolia (Lappet)1
Gelechia sororculella2
Gortyna flavago (frosted orange)1
Graphiphora augur (Double Dart)3
Graphomya maculata1
Gynaephora selenitica3
Gypsonoma sociana1
Hedya salicella1
Hydrelia sylvata (Waved Carpet)1
Hydriomena furcata (July Highflyer)2
Hydriomena ruberata3
Ipimorpha retusa (double kidney)3
Ipimorpha subtusa (Olive)1
Jodia croceago (Orange Upperwing)1
Jodis lactearia (Little Emerald)1
Lacanobia contigua (Beautiful Brocade)2
Lacanobia oleracea (Bright-line Brown-Eye Moth)1
Lacanobia thalassina (Pale-shouldered Brocade)2
Lamia textor1
Laothoe populi (Poplar Hawk-moth)5
Lasiocampa quercus (Oak Eggar)2
Lasiocampa trifolii (Grass Eggar)1
Leptura aurulenta1
Leucoma salicis (White Satin Moth)2
Leucozona glaucia1
Leucozona laternaria1
Limenitis populi (Poplar Admiral)1
Lithophane furcifera (conformist)1
Lithophane ornitopus (grey shoulder-knot)1
Lithophane semibrunnea (Tawny Pinion)1
Lithophane socia (pale pinion)1
Lobophora halterata (Seraphim)2
Lomaspilis marginata (Clouded Border Moth)4
Lomographa temerata (Clouded Silver)1
Lucilia caesar (Greenbottle Blow Fly)1
Lycia hirtaria (Brindled Beauty Moth)2
Lymantria monacha (Black Arches, Nun Moth)1
Macrothylacia rubi (Fox Moth)4
Malacosoma castrensis (Ground Lackey)1
Malacosoma neustria (Lackey moth)1
Mamestra brassicae (Cabbage Moth)1
Meliscaeva cinctella1
Mniotype adusta (dark brocade)1
Mormo maura (Old Lady)1
Musca autumnalis (face fly)1
Naenia typica (Gothic)1
Neomyia cornicina2
Noctua comes (Lesser Yellow Underwing)2
Noctua fimbriata (Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing)1
Noctua interjecta (Least Yellow Underwing)1
Noctua janthe (Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing)1
Notodonta torva3
Nycteola revayana (Oak Nycteoline)1
Nymphalis antiopa (camberwell beauty)2
Nymphalis polychloros (Large Tortoiseshell Butterfly)4
Odontopera bidentata (Scalloped Hazel)1
Operophtera brumata (winter moth)2
Orgyia antiqua (Rusty Tussock Moth)2
Orthosia gothica (Hebrew Character)2
Orthosia gracilis (Powdered Quaker)1
Orthosia incerta (Clouded Drab)1
Orthosia miniosa (Blossom Underwing)1
Orthosia opima (Northern Drab)3
Orthosia populeti (Lead-coloured Drab)2
Ourapteryx sambucaria (Swallow-tailed Moth)1
Pachytodes cerambyciformis1
Panolis flammea (Pine Beauty)1
Papestra biren (Glaucous Shears)3
Papilio machaon (Old World swallowtail)1
Parastichtis suspecta (suspected)1
Parasyrphus annulatus2
Pegoplata aestiva1
Pelosia muscerda (Dotted Footman)1
Phalera bucephala (Buff-tip)3
Phaonia angelicae1
Pheosia tremula (Swallow Prominent)2
Phigalia pilosaria (Pale Brindled Beauty)2
Philaenus spumarius (meadow froghopper)1
Phorbia fumigata2
Phragmatobia fuliginosa (ruby tiger moth)1
Phyllodesma ilicifolia (Small lappet moth)2
Plagiodera versicolora1
Plagodis dolabraria (Scorched Wing)1
Plagodis pulveraria (Barred Umber Moth)2
Platycheirus parvus1
Plusia festucae (Gold Spot)1
Poecilocampa populi (December Moth)3
Polia bombycina (Pale Shining Brown)1
Polia hepatica (Silvery Arches)1
Polia nebulosa (Grey Arches)2
Polymixis xanthomista (Black-banded Polymixis)1
Protolampra sobrina (Cousin German)1
Pseudoips prasinana (green silver-lines)1
Psyche casta2
Pterapherapteryx sexalata (Small Seraphim)3
Pterostoma palpina3
Ptilodon capucina (Coxcomb Prominent)3
Rhamphomyia nigripennis1
Rheumaptera undulata4
Rhingia campestris1
Ribautiana cruciata1
Ribautiana tenerrima (Bramble leafhopper)2
Saturnia pavonia (Emperor moth)3
Scaeva selenitica1
Scathophaga stercoraria (Common Yellow Dung Fly)2
Schrankia costaestrigalis (Pinion-streaked Snout)1
Sciara hemerobioides1
Scoliopteryx libatrix (herald moth)3
Selenia tetralunaria (Purple Thorn)1
Sepsis fulgens1
Sepsis punctum1
Sericomyia lappona1
Sesia bembeciformis (Lunar Hornet Moth)4
Simyra albovenosa (Reed Dagger)1
Smerinthus ocellata5
Stauropus fagi (Lobster Moth)2
Stenocorus meridianus1
Stenurella melanura1
Stigmella glutinosae1
Synanthedon flaviventris4
Synanthedon melliniformis (Yellow-legged Clearwing)1
Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horse Fly)1
Tachyerges salicis2
Tethea ocularis (Figure of Eighty)1
Tetrastes bonasia (Hazel Grouse)1
Trichiura crataegi (Pale Eggar)2
Trichius fasciatus (Bee Chafer)1
Trichopteryx carpinata (Early Tooth-striped)2
Vanessa atalanta (red admiral)1
Xanthia icteritia (Sallow)2
Xanthia togata (Pink-barred Sallow Moth)2
Xestia baja (Dotted Clay)2
Xestia castanea (Grey Rustic)2
Xestia triangulum (Square-spotted Clay)1
Xylena exsoleta (Sword-grass)1
Xylena solidaginis1
Xylena vetusta (Red Sword-grass)1
Xylocampa areola (Early Grey)1
Yponomeuta evonymella (Full-spotted Ermel Moth)1
Zeuzera pyrina (leopard moth)1