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Limenitis arthemis, the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus Limenitis.It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns within this nominal species; it is one of the most dramatic examples of hybridization between non-mimetic and mimetic populations.
Black swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) * Canadian tiger swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) * Giant swallowtail (Papilio cresphontes) Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) [2]
Limenitis archippus – viceroy; Limenitis arthemis – red-spotted purple/white admiral; Lon zabulon – Zabulon skipper; Lycaena epixanthe – bog copper; Lycaena hyllus – bronze copper; Lycaena phlaeas – American copper; Megisto cymela – little wood satyr; Nastra lherminier – swarthy skipper; Nymphalis antiopa – mourning cloak
White admiral, Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata Red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax Viceroy, Limenitis archippus Lorquin's admiral, Limenitis lorquini. Red-spotted admiral, Limenitis arthemis. White admiral, Limenitis arthemis arthemis; Red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax; Viceroy, Limenitis archippus
Limenitis arthemis (Drury, [1773]) (American) white admiral or red-spotted purple: North America, ranging from New England and southern Great Lakes area all the way to various parts of Canada Limenitis lorquini Boisduval, 1852: Lorquin's admiral: Across the Upper Sonoran to the Canadian Zone, east to western Montana and Idaho.
Poanes massasoit – mulberry wing; ... Euphyes conspicua – black dash; ... Limenitis arthemis – white admiral, red-spotted purple; Limenitis archippus – viceroy;
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The red admiral is identified by its striking black, orange, and white wing pattern. On the dorsal side, its dark wings possess orange bands on the middle of the forewings and the outer edge of the hindwings. The distal ends of the forewings contain white spots. The ventral side of the wings are brown with patches of red, white, and black.