August
31st, 2012. While we were looking for wildflowers below the dam at Fox Lake in
the Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center in the Clybel Wildlife Management Area, I
almost trod on a Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) butterfly that had
settled on a grass stem a few inches above the ground. I was able to pull the
grass stem without disturbing the butterfly.
From above
A closer view of the top of the
head with two white, triangular spots
The underside
A closer view
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Closer views of the head
We left it sunning itself on a
leaf.
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on an image to view a closer image
Identification
resources:
- Butterflies
and Moths of North America: Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis)
- BugGuide: Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) [dorsal] [ventral]
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