Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Papilio atalanta Linnaeus, 1758: 478 .

FIRST RECORD FOR THE VALDIERI AREA. — Turati & Verity (1911).

CHOROTYPE. — Holarctic (introduced to Haiti, Hawaii, Bermuda, New Zealand).

ECOLOGY. — Subnemoral, lowland-upper montane, mesophilous, mesophilous.

EDIT PROJECT SAMPLING. — Pian della Casa, subalpine pastures 1650, VIII.2008 ; Valasco, Rhododendron heathland, 1690 m, VI-VII.2009; Valasco, Juniperus heathland/grassland, 1790 m, VI-VII.2009, CS .