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Red Admiral / Crveni admiral
Vanessa atalanta
45.0688, 13.6501
Field Notes
Description:
It has a 45 - 50 mm wing span. This medium-sized butterfly is identified by its striking dark brown, red, and black wing pattern. More specifically, the dark wings possess orange bands that cross the fore wings and on the outer edge of the hind wings; white spots on the dorsal fore wings near the front margin; reddish bars on dorsal surface of all four wings. The caterpillar feeds on nettles, and the adult drinks from flowering plants like the Buddleia and overripe fruit.
Habitat:
It is a well-known colourful butterfly, found in temperate Europe, Asia and North America. The species is resident only in warmer areas, but migrates north in spring, and sometimes again in autumn.
Notes:
Other name: Lijepokrilni admiral. Related spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/21729235 and http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9129799
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