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Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Description:

Found this butterfly hanging upside down on a tree branch by a drying small lake but didn't succeed to see it with open wings.

Habitat:

By a small lake with small tree species

1 Species ID Suggestions

JimmyE
JimmyE 10 years ago
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta Vanessa atalanta


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6 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 10 years ago

nice spot.

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

I don't know, never find and read anything about it..

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

Thanks, yea the blues love bein upside down but have no idea why, do you know? Had not seen the bigger butterflies hanging before.

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

very nice! it's very interesting why butterflies hanging upside down, especially Lycaenidae...on all my pictures blues are hanging! :D

FaredinAliyevski
FaredinAliyevski 10 years ago

Thanks Adarsha!

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Stunning capture :)

FaredinAliyevski
Spotted by
FaredinAliyevski

Region Hovedstaden, Denmark

Spotted on Aug 6, 2013
Submitted on Aug 6, 2013

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