Carter, David. 1992.
Eyewitness Handbook of Butterflies and Moths
Dorling Kindersely, New York.

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Found mainly in European gardens and the temperate regions of Asia and Japan.
Females are generally larger than the males.
Caterpillars are spiny and black, feeding on Nettles (Humulus lupulus)

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