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Limenitis arthemis astyanax
There are noticeably fewer butterflies in our yard now so it was a treat to see this beautiful red-spotted purple on one of our buddleia.
Spotted on Oct 3, 2011
Submitted on Oct 3, 2011
6 Comments
Thanks Lorelei!
So beautiful Karen!
Added to Animals with Warning Colors mission. The Red spotted purple & other species such as the Spicebush swallowtail & the black morph of the Eastern tiger swallowtail mimic the poisonous Pipevine swallowtail.
Thanks Guys! We get a few of these round here but usually I just see them 'sunning' this is the first one I have seen actually visit a flower!
beautiful
Beautiful! and she just landed in a nice place for better contrast in your picture .-)