Arthropoda: Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Limenitis arthemis astyanax [return to Home Page]

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Scientific name: Arthropoda: Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Common Name: Red-spotted Purple

Country: USA
State/District: WV
County: Tucker
Date:

Photographer: J. E. Barrows

Identifier: E. M. Barrows
Collector: not applicable
Location: Monongahela National Forest
Keywords: A black butterfly FEFT mimicry Monongahela National Forest butterfly purple butterfly West Virginia
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This male Red-spotted Purple has parts of his wings missing, probably due to a bird predator(s) that caught him in its bill. This butterfly species might be much more palatable to birds than the Pipevine Swallowtail, which it may mimic. Adult butterflies, such as this one, cannot repair their wing damage. Please click here for more information about Monongahela National Forest.



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Scientific name: Arthropoda: Insecta: Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae: Limenitis arthemis astyanax
Common Name: Red-spotted Purple

Country: USA
State/District: KS
County: Douglas
Date: July 2002

Photographer: J. J. Cravens

Identifier: E. M. Barrows
Collector: E. M. Barrows

Location:

10 miles SW of Lawrence

Keywords: A black blue orange white butterfly
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