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Red-spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis astyanax

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Description:

mostly black, with lots of pretty blue and orange markings

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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago
Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis astyanax Subspecies Limenitis arthemis astyanax - Red-spotted Purple - BugGuide.Net


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5 Comments

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 9 years ago

thanks evergreen, ivan, sckel, saumya, ocean, kara, rieko, marta, and emily!

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 9 years ago

happy earth day 2014!

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

thank you for the help and info, forestdragon! appreciated!

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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 10 years ago

You were tricked by the trickster! This lovely butterfly is a Mimic of the Pipevine Swallowtail and shares similar color pattern to the Spicebush as well but is actually a subspecies of the White Admiral.

outsidegirl0
outsidegirl0 10 years ago

i like the last one better

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Caleb Steindel
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Caleb Steindel

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Aug 13, 2013
Submitted on Aug 13, 2013

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