Lepidoptera.Net - Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Lepidoptera (Rhopalocera) : Papilionoidea : Nymphalidae : Limenitidinae :
Limenitis arthemis astyanax

Limenitis arthemis astyanax - Red-spotted Purple, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan

Cobb Co., GA, USA - September 13, 1998

Limenitis arthemis astyanax - Red-spotted Purple, Copyright 1999 - 2002, Dave Morgan

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

This is currently my favorite species commonly found in our area. Like most butterflies with "purple" in their name, there's not much purple to be found here. It has a bluish-violet hue which varies depending on the angle of the light and of the viewer.

More on Limenitis arthemis astyanax at USGS Northern Prarie Wildlife Research Center

Larval information on Limenitis arthemis astyanax at USGS Northern Prarie Wildlife Research Center

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