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Red Spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis

Spotting Image 1

Notes:

Many species feeding on feces

2 Species ID Suggestions

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gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago
Pearl Crescent
Phyciodes tharos Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera
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gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago
Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepidoptera


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2 Comments

MrsPbio
MrsPbio 11 years ago

Nice shot- two for the price of one!! Don't know which is prettier- the R-S-P or the Crescents!

gatorfellows
gatorfellows 11 years ago

Red spotted is the larger iridescent blue butterfly and Crescent are the small orange and black ones.

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Wilsons
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Wilsons

Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Sep 3, 2012
Submitted on Sep 3, 2012

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