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Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Photo by SusanEllison
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Description:

found a butterfly amongst the oyster shells at beach area.

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Hi Susan. Thanks for participating in Pollinator Insects of the World mission. Please notice the mission is only for insects IN flowers. For more information please read the mission's instructions
Looks like a Red Admiral Butterfly! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_atalanta
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PublishedMarch 17, 2013

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