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Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Photo by SusanEllison
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Field Notes

Description:

found a butterfly amongst the oyster shells at beach area.

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Vanessa atalanta

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Comments (3)
Juan DiTrani
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
MarthyJCannary
Looks like a Red Admiral Butterfly! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_atalanta
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PublishedMarch 17, 2013

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