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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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Limenitis arthemis astyanax - Red-spotted Purple Butterfly - Limenitis arthemis
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Limenitis arthemis astyanax - Red-spotted Purple Butterfly - Limenitis arthemis
Wakefield, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
August 5, 2022
Size: 2-3 inches
Limenitis arthemis astyanax Red-spotted Purple Butterfly was photographed at the Nature Conservancy's Whale Rock Preserve in Narragansett, RI, on the afternoon of 8/5/2022. It was flying among wildflowers/vegetation along a coastal path overlooking a rocky beach and the Atlantic Ocean.
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Contributed by mhugh30 on 7 August, 2022 - 10:16am
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