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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) » White Admiral/Western White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple - Hodges#4522 (Limenitis arthemis) » Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
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Butterfly - Limenitis arthemis
Copyright © 2008 dasiavue

Butterfly - Limenitis arthemis
High Rock Park, Richmond County, New York, USA
June 1, 2008
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Contributed by dasiavue on 14 June, 2008 - 2:24pm
Last updated 14 June, 2008 - 10:00pm

nice
Very nice shot, I got a picture of one but not quite that close! Very pretty
… Stacy Bosarge, 5 July, 2008 - 12:40am login or register to post comments

I would say
Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
But I am no expert on these.
… Jonathan Burishkin, 14 June, 2008 - 2:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes.....
sure is. Nice shot!
… Bob Moul, 14 June, 2008 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Red Spotted Purple
Thanks. Someone else said it was that, so I guess it is. It's the first butterfly I have taken a photo of. It was staying in one place, so I was able to capture the shot.
… dasiavue, 14 June, 2008 - 6:33pm login or register to post comments

 
Red Spotted Purple
If it was staying in one spot, it was probably "puddling", a practice often seen on hiking trails or trailhead parking lots. Male butterflies will take up salts and minerals from areas where animals have urinated or defecated.
… Kris Light, 14 June, 2008 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

 
puddling
Thanks. That's really interesting.
… dasiavue, 14 June, 2008 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

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