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Red-Spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis

Photo by Mel Carroll
Published on Project Noah
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41.9136, -88.3108

Field Notes

Habitat:

Backyard hostas

Notes:

Probably female based on full abdomen and behavior: flitted around in circles in the sun for hours, landing frequently to flash wings. Very entertaining and lovely.

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Comments (1)
Dan Doucette
Nice photo! I've been seeing a lot of these around lately.

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PublishedJuly 28, 2011

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