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Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

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Field Notes

Description:

The Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) is a well-known colourful butterfly, found in temperate Europe, Asia and North America.

This large butterfly is identified by its striking dark brown, red, and black wing pattern.

Habitat:

Temperate Europe, Asia and North America. Red Admirals tend to be found in moist environments such as marshes, woods, fields, and well-watered gardens. These butterflies cannot stand extreme winter cold and are forced to migrate southward during the winter months to warmer climates.
The caterpillar occurs usually where the most important foodplant, the common nettle (Urtica dioica) occurs.

Notes:

Spotted this butterfly in Hacıosman korusu in Istanbul. I think I've seen at least a dozen while I was there.

Reference Links:

Red Admiral - Vanessa atalanta - Overview, Vanessa atalanta

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AntónioGinjaGinja
Welcome to Project Noah, Mustafa Rustom Nice spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing I hope you like the site as much we do; there are many features you can explore: I invite you to go to http://www.projectnoah.org/faq where you will find the purpose and “rules” of Project Noah. There is a blog http://blog.projectnoah.org/ where we post articles from spotters with special insight into different organisms. There are also the chats for help with identification, and to comment on your own and others’ spottings. Look at the global and local missions to put your spottings into: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions Enjoy yourself here, see you around!

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PublishedNovember 4, 2013

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