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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Admirals, Sisters (Limenitidinae) » Admirals, Sisters and Sailors (Limenitidini) » Admirals & Viceroy (Limenitis) » Viceroy - Hodges#4523 (Limenitis archippus) » Viceroy (Limenitis archippus archippus)
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Chrysalis - Limenitis archippus
Copyright © 2007 Charles Schurch Lewallen

Chrysalis - Limenitis archippus
Deep Fork Wildlife Refuge, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
May 31, 2007
Is this one about to emerge?

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Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 31 May, 2007 - 12:41pm
Last updated 30 June, 2009 - 6:59pm

Moved
Moved from Viceroy.
… David J. Ferguson, 30 June, 2009 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

Limenitis archippus
This is almost certain with it being on Willow in Oklahoma. Red-spotted Purple is possible, but unlikely, since it tends to favor other plants in that region (such as various Apples).

Moved from Butterflies.
… David J. Ferguson, 15 November, 2008 - 4:38am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 2 August, 2007 - 12:41pm login or register to post comments

Looks like the red-spotted purple
or perhaps something very closely related. Compare:



I don't see the translucence which would sometimes indicate immminent emergence, but I'm not sure how it would look in this species anyway. Seems like the chrysalis may retain most of its color:

… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 31 May, 2007 - 2:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Chrysalis
Thanks Hannah, that sure looks like it. I will wait and see if I can catch it emerging.
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 31 May, 2007 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

 
chrysalis
Looks like it attached to willow, and it could be a Viceroy.... probably too far south to be a White Admiral....
… Danny Mims, 5 June, 2007 - 10:31pm login or register to post comments

 
chrysalis
Yes willow and I have found two others, one on the same tree and one on the boardwalk by the tree. I check them everyday in hopes of seeing onr emerge.
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 5 June, 2007 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

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