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White Admiral/Western White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple - Hodges#4522 (Limenitis arthemis)
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Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
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Mariegoldsolar
Butterflies -
Limenitis arthemis
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
July 27, 2016
Size: Approx. 1.5 in
Probing the edge of a Hibiscus leaf. Looking for extra-floral nectaries?
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Mariegoldsolar
on 28 July, 2016 - 7:58am
How does one tell the full Red-Spotted
from the intergrades with the White Admiral? We seem to see hints of a white band here.
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john and jane balaban
, 28 July, 2016 - 4:19pm
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Intergrades
Honestly, without a dorsal shot to confirm, they can range anywhere from one to another, and unless it is an obvious white stripe, but still retaining the other characteristics of the purple, I don't think it matters.
Subspecies seem rather arbitrary at times when they are not spatially or temporally separated.
Others may have different opinions, feel free to move to intergrade if that is a better home.
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Jeff Brown
, 28 July, 2016 - 9:46pm
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Jeff Brown
, 28 July, 2016 - 8:12am
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Red-spotted Purple
Limenitis arthemis
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Keith Roragen
, 28 July, 2016 - 8:11am
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Red-spotted purple
Thank you for the quick help Re: ID of Red-spotted purple
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Mariegoldsolar
, 28 July, 2016 - 8:55am
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