Compton Tortoiseshell

(Nymphalis vaualbum)

Caterpillar hosts: Aspen and cottonwood (Populus), willows (Salix), gray birch (Betula populifolia), and paper birch (B. papyrifera).
Adult food:Sap, rotting fruit, nectar of willow flowers.
Habitat:Upland deciduous or coniferous forests.



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