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White Admiral/Western White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple - Hodges#4522 (Limenitis arthemis)
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White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
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wackybadger
Roak5 -
Limenitis arthemis
Dexterville, Wood County, Wisconsin, USA
June 6, 2015
Seems to have a lot more blue than a White Admiral, but does have white prominent white bands that a Red-spotted Purple lacks. Perhaps an intergrade/hybrid?
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on 8 June, 2015 - 6:08pm
Last updated 9 June, 2015 - 8:44am
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Cliff Ivy
, 9 June, 2015 - 8:44am
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White Admiral
David Ferguson provides an extensive discussion of this species (click image for details)
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Cliff Ivy
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