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Red Admiral Butterfly

Vanessa atalanta

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Description:

Dark dorsal wings with bright red/orange band on the hindwings and across the middle of the forewings. There are also white spots on the tips of the forewings.

Habitat:

Found in on a species of Verbena in Coast Sage Scrub in San Diego County. Found in subtropical, temperate, and boreal northern hemisphere habitats. Also in Hawaii.

Notes:

aka red admirable. Some added a subspecies of rubria for those found in North America.

Reference Links:

Species Vanessa atalanta - Red Admiral - Hodges#4437 - BugGuide.Net

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PublishedJune 9, 2023

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