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Red-spotted purple

Limenitis arthemis

Description:

3" wingspan brush-footed butterfly. You can see the red dots on the ventral side of the wing that give this its name in photos 2 & 3.

Habitat:

Semi rural wildlife habitat

Notes:

These beauties are a common sight in our yard.

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9 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thank you Isabella!

IsabellaFiers
IsabellaFiers 11 years ago

Wonderful !!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thank you Leah & Satyen!

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Lovely!

leah
leah 11 years ago

beautiful.. thank you

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

That you Noel! This one was very bright so I expect it was newly eclosed.

Noel Buensuceso
Noel Buensuceso 11 years ago

Amazing colors! Very nice shots and series!

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thank you Andrew!

andrew.pitek
andrew.pitek 11 years ago

Great shots!

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Jul 31, 2012
Submitted on Jul 31, 2012

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