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Red Spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis

Photo by Scarabaeinae
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38.3492, -75.5985

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Habitat:

Enjoying the morning sun in front of the hardware store.

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gratography
very nice find. the Red-spotted Purple is one of over three dozen different brushfooted butterflies in Maryland. https://greennature.com/maryland-butterflies/

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PublishedMay 13, 2014

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