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Red Admiral Butterfly

Description:

Butterfly

Notes:

Spotted on front porch on a warm spring day. Urban neighborhood, resting on a fence post, the males of these species will often purch on roof tops or trees in attempts to attract a mate.

1 Species ID Suggestions

TropicalYeti
TropicalYeti 11 years ago
Red Admiral Butterfly
Vanessa atalanta Vanessa atalanta


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5 Comments

kd8hqk
kd8hqk 11 years ago

Thanks yea that's the site I used and thanks for the welcome :-)

courtneyhitson
courtneyhitson 11 years ago

Welcome to Project Noah btw!!!

courtneyhitson
courtneyhitson 11 years ago

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ident...

No problem! I wasn't at my computer or I could have given you this link earlier. This is a pretty good site for butterflies, moths, and caterpillars. Hope it helps!

kd8hqk
kd8hqk 11 years ago

Thanks I was in the process of looking it up before I saw this

courtneyhitson
courtneyhitson 11 years ago

Red Admiral

kd8hqk
Spotted by
kd8hqk

Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on May 7, 2012
Submitted on May 13, 2012

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