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"White" Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemsis) Profile - Limenitis arthemis
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
July 5, 2007
This butterfly's underside doesn't seem to be as colourful as the other examples of the White Admirals.

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Contributed by Geoff Ball on 7 August, 2008 - 3:58am
Last updated 14 August, 2008 - 2:13pm

"White" Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemsis)
This is a "white admiral" a subspecies of Red-spotted Admiral (Limenitis arthemis), a species that has two very distinct subspecies, that may be their own species.
… Corey Husic, 7 August, 2008 - 8:45am

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