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Red Admiral Butterfly

Vanessa atalanta

Description:

Upperside is black with white spots near the apex; forewing with red median band, hindwing with red marginal band. The winter form is smaller and duller, summer form larger and brighter with an interrupted forewing band. 1 3/4 - 3 inches wingspan.

Habitat:

Moist woods, yards, parks, marshes, seeps, moist fields

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1 Comment

AgnesAdiqueTalavera
AgnesAdiqueTalavera 10 years ago

Lovely butterfly and flowers! Is this the same flower as with your other spottings?

JimmyE
Spotted by
JimmyE

Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Aug 5, 2013
Submitted on Aug 5, 2013

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