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Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly

Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Description:

According to Wikipedia, this butterfly mimics the poisonous pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) (similar to the way a viceroy mimics the poisonous monarch).

Habitat:

At Snake Road in southern Illinois. Found flying around on the road.

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Jack Settle
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Jack Settle

Illinois, USA

Spotted on Sep 22, 2013
Submitted on Oct 14, 2013

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