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Vanessa atalanta
Upperside is black with white spots near the apex; forewing with red median band, hindwing with red marginal band. The winter form is smaller and duller, summer form larger and brighter with an interrupted forewing band. Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 3 inches (4.5 - 7.6 cm).
In the leaf litter in a riparian meadow at the edge of Lake Lewisville. barely warm enough today for flight.
Spotted on Feb 2, 2013
Submitted on Feb 3, 2013
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