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Red-spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis astyanax

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Description:

mostly black, with lots of pretty blue and orange markings

Species ID Suggestions

Red-spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis astyanax

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Comments (5)
Caleb Steindel
thanks evergreen, ivan, sckel, saumya, ocean, kara, rieko, marta, and emily!
Caleb Steindel
thank you for the help and info, forestdragon! appreciated!
ForestDragon
You were tricked by the trickster! This lovely butterfly is a Mimic of the Pipevine Swallowtail and shares similar color pattern to the Spicebush as well but is actually a subspecies of the White Admiral.

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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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PublishedAugust 13, 2013

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