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Red-spotted purple
Limenitis arthemis astyanax
34.4376, -92.9209
Field Notes
Description:
The upperside of L. a. astyanax is very much like L. a. arthemis except it lacks the broad white bands. The forewing submarginal area on this specimen has a row of red spots. The hindwings has bright iridescent blue. This species has evolved to mimic the poisonous pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor).
Habitat:
Spotted at Lake Catherine State Park sunning on a rock in a dry creek bed. Mixed forest all around. Unlike most butterflies the Red-Spotted Purple prefers to be in deciduous forest or at the forest edge often in shady areas.
Reference Links:
Limenitis arthemis - Wikipedia
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2018
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