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Red-spotted Purple

Limenitis arthemis

Photo by AnnaWhipkey
Published on Project Noah
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Habitat:

apple orchard

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Limenitis arthemis

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Comments (4)
Dan Doucette
I think you have it Anna, Red spotted purple.
AnnaWhipkey
sttweets, I don't see any tails, the pattern looks more like Red-spotted Purple
sttweets
It looks like a tiger swallowtail

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PublishedAugust 10, 2011

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