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Lorquin's Admiral

Limenitis lorquini

Description:

"The Lorquin's Admiral has brown-black wings, each with a row of white spots across the wings and orange colored tips. Wingspan: 47 to 71 mm though females are generally larger than males." - Wikipedia

Habitat:

Scrub Oak Tree in Oak Forest of riparian area "British Columbia south to Baja California, also inland to Idaho, Nevada" - BugGuide "The butterfly resides mostly in forest edges, mountain canyons, parks, streamsides, fencerows, orchards, and groves of cottonwood and poplar." - Wikipedia

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2 Comments

I'm so glad you are enjoying all of the Lepidoptera spottings. Thank you again for your comments :)

Seema
Seema 10 years ago

Seen one in Chino hill state park...

Poway, California, USA

Spotted on Apr 20, 2013
Submitted on Apr 20, 2013

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