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Red-spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Photo by StirredMocha
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Description:

This beautiful subspecies is believed to be a Batesian mimic of the toxic pipevine swallowtail. The larvae feed primarily on black cherry and deerberry.

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