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red-spotted purple [admiral]

Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Description:

A beautiful, polytypic species of North American brush-footed butterfly (Nymphalidae) often seen in and near woods, parks and suburban neighborhoods.

Habitat:

Spotted on forest trail, Ritter Springs Park, Springfield, Missouri

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2 Comments

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 8 years ago

Thanks Joshua!

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 8 years ago

Great shot!

Scott Frazier
Spotted by
Scott Frazier

Springfield, Missouri, United States

Spotted on Sep 13, 2015
Submitted on Sep 21, 2015

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