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Red-spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Photo by ScottBoehm
Published on Project Noah
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40.5584, -76.5971

Field Notes

Description:

Blue and black butterfly

Habitat:

Wooded area.

Species ID Suggestions

Red-spotted Purple

Lemenitisarthemisastyanax

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Comments (3)
ceherzog
No problem...it was a new species for me. They don't occur in FL
ceherzog
I guess I forgot the spaces in the latin name! Lemenitis arthemis astyanax

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PublishedApril 12, 2011

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