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Unnamed spotting

Description:

Black butterfly with blue stripes

Habitat:

Northwest Arkansas in the summer when it's hot and humid

Notes:

Very pretty, I saw it flying in the flowers

2 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago
Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis Limenitis arthemis


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1 Comment

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

This is not Limenitis arthemis, which does not have the subtle "tail" that is present in your spotting which indicates a species of Papilio.

CarolinaNava
Spotted by
CarolinaNava

Clarksville, Arkansas, USA

Spotted on Sep 2, 2012
Submitted on Nov 8, 2013

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