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Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Description:

A small orange, black, white, and brown moth/butterfly, about an inch long. When its wings are closed, it is completely black and brown and resembles bark or dried leaves. When it opens it's wings, it flashes a rusty orange pattern.

Habitat:

Suburban Northeastern US. Grassy neighborhood with lots of flowers.

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Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta Vanessa atalanta


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1 Comment

antaesthetic
antaesthetic 11 years ago

Record-time identification! Wow! I love you guys so much it's ridiculous!

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Spotted by
antaesthetic

Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on May 11, 2012
Submitted on May 11, 2012

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