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Red-spotted Purple Butterfly

Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Description:

Pretty butterfly with dark wings tinged in iridescent blue. Red spots appear at the tips and along the undersides of the hindwings.

Habitat:

Woodlands. Hosts on birch.

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1 Comment

Keaolani Manfre
Keaolani Manfre 8 years ago

SO COLORFUL!!!

Wixenstyx
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Wixenstyx

Missouri, USA

Spotted on Jun 29, 2015
Submitted on Mar 31, 2016

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