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Limenitis arthemis (Drury, 1773)
White Admiral or Red-spotted Purple

 

Synonyms: Basilarchia arthemis, Red-spotted Admiral

 

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This polytypic species occurs throughout most of central and eastern North America, from Alaska and subarctic Canada, south to Arizona, Florida and Mexico. The White Admiral (L. a. arthemis) has a wide white band traversing both the forewings and hindwings, whereas the Red-spotted Purple (L. a. astyanax) has red spots on the top of the iridescent black-blue wings, and on the underside.

 

Limenitis-arthemis-arthemis White-Admiral   White Admiral
(Limenitis arthemis arthemis)
     
Limenitis-arthemis-astyanax Red-Spotted-Purple   Red-spotted Purple
(Limenitis arthemis astyanax)
     
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