Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
 
Photos from the gathering
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies (Papilionoidea) » Brushfooted Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Admirals (Limenitidinae) » Limenitis » Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii)
Photo#78997
Unknown Butterfly - Limenitis weidemeyerii
Copyright © 2006 Blair Scott

Unknown Butterfly - Limenitis weidemeyerii
Penasco, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
July 13, 2006
We found this butterfly while camping in Penasco, NM. I checked the books and online for known butterflies in NM and Taos County, but came up empty. There were a few b&w butterflies, but all them showed pictures with open wings and I do not want to guess. Any ideas?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Blair Scott on 23 September, 2006 - 4:36pm
Last updated 3 December, 2006 - 2:08pm

Moved
Moved from Limenitis.
… Tony-2, 3 December, 2006 - 2:08pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Butterflies.
… john and jane balaban, 2 December, 2006 - 7:30pm login or register to post comments

Limenitis?
looks rather like this L. weidermeyeri:

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 23 September, 2006 - 4:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Weidemeyer's Admiral
Yeah, I had thought about the Weidemeyer's Admiral, but since the shot is not at the right side, I was not sure about it, especially since I cannot see a lot of orange. You can see a tiny speck of orange on my picture, but I was not confident enough to make that declaration.

However, if there are no other species that resemble this, then that increases confidence. I wish the thing had not been so jittery and flown away so rapidly after just one shot. He flew to the other side of the river, so I could no pursue him.
… Blair Scott, 23 September, 2006 - 5:10pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact