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title: "Kleine ijsvogelvlinder"
description: "Limenitis camilla — Insecten en spinnen. Limenitis camilla, the (Eurasian) white admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eurasian-white-admiral
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kleine ijsvogelvlinder

> Limenitis camilla — Insecten en spinnen. Limenitis camilla, the (Eurasian) white admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.

- Scientific name: *Limenitis camilla*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 11944
- Wikidata: [Q374057](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q374057)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153105](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153105)

## Names

- en: Eurasian White Admiral
- de: Kleiner Eisvogel
- es: Mariposa almirante blanco
- fr: Petit sylvain
- nl: Kleine ijsvogelvlinder
- pl: Pokłonnik kamilla

## Countries with the most observations

DE (1836), FR (1625), IT (1272), RU (1071), AT (835), ES (745), GB (694), CH (609), DK (336), LT (320), PL (223), JP (203)

## Summary

Limenitis camilla, the (Eurasian) white admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in woodland throughout southern Britain and much of temperate Eurasia and the Palearctic, extending as far east as Japan.
Adult white admirals have dark wings with white bands. The contrasting colours help to break up the outline of the wing, camouflaging it from predators. They have a wingspan of approximately 60–65 mm and have a distinctive, elegant flight consisting of short periods of wing beats, followed by long glides.
The white admiral is typically found in shady woodland areas, where it feeds on bramble blossom…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limenitis_camilla

## Photo

![Kleine ijsvogelvlinder](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eurasian-white-admiral/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kees · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27090284

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eurasian-white-admiral?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).