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White Admiral

Limenitis arthemis

Photo by Dan Doucette
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Field Notes

Description:

over 2" across

Habitat:

northern canada temperate forest

Notes:

I spotted a few of these butterflies while hiking around Algonquin provincial park. It's not in the Audobon guide to insects and spiders. I also have some good sites for IDing butterflies, but have no idea where to start with this one.

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Limenitis arthemis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
KarenSaxton
and this one http://butterfliesofamerica.com/imagehtmls/Nymphalidae/Limenitis_arthemis_arthemis_M_White_Mountain_National_Forest_Grafton_Co_NH_USA_29-VI-06_2_i.htm
Dan Doucette
Thanks Gordon. I really think it's a White Admiral. It looks just like this one. http://bugguide.net/node/view/476091
Gordon Dietzman
Dan, I'm wondering if this isn't an intergrade between a red-spotted purple and a white admiral. The underside of the wing in the third photo looks a lot like a white admiral, but the top of the wing looks like something halfway between the two. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/39878. There appears to be a lot of variation among these intergrades.

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