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Hypolimnas misippus
Got this butterfly right outside my house
Yes...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red-sp...
Hi...Kyle...Please update...Your butterfly look lucky and look survived from some bird's predatory attack.
I think perhaps you have this mislabeled. It's a little ragged, but it is most likely a Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis).