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Red Spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis

Photo by Jillie Bean
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Field Notes

Description:

Black body, bright blue tail with red spots along upper wings.

Habitat:

inhabit open woodlands and forest edges in the eastern half of the U.S., with some isolated populations in Ariz. and N. Mexico.

Notes:

Adults feed on sap, rotting fruit, carrion, dung, and sometimes nectar from privet, viburnum, spirea and others.

Reference Links:

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PublishedAugust 27, 2013

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