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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (excluding skippers) (Papilionoidea) » Brushfooted Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Admirals, Sisters (Limenitidinae) » Admirals, Viceroy (Limenitis) » White Admiral/Western White Admiral/Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) » Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
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Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly - Limenitis arthemis
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Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly - Limenitis arthemis
Clermont, Lake County, Florida, USA
September 21, 2009

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Contributed by sdhelms on 22 September, 2009 - 6:08pm
Last updated 5 November, 2009 - 6:17pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… David J. Ferguson, 24 September, 2009 - 5:15pm login or register to post comments

looks like a Red-spotted Purple, Limenitis arthemis
To me, but wait for a butterfly expert to be sure.

… Andrew Williams, 22 September, 2009 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

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