Lepidoptera.Net - Limenitis archippus

Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera) : Papilionoidea : Nymphalidae : Limenitidinae :
Limenitis archippus

Limenitis archippus - Viceroy, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan

Cobb Co., GA, USA - August 7, 1999

Limenitis archippus - Viceroy, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan

Cobb Co., GA, USA - August 27, 1999

Limenitis archippus - Viceroy, Pupa and newly-emerged adult, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan

Cobb Co., GA, USA - August 21-27, 1999
Pupa and newly-emerged adult

Limenitis archippus - Viceroy, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan

Cobb Co., GA, USA - September 6, 1999

This species is common near the river, since its host plant is willow. It is a mimic of the foul-tasting poisonous Monarch (though I've also heard that it doesn't taste so great, either).

More on Limenitis archippus at USGS Northern Prarie Wildlife Research Center

More Limenitis archippus images at J. Adams' "Georgia Lepidoptera" site

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