Limenitis arthemis astyanax – Red-spotted Purple

Caterpillar foods: willow, poplar, cherry, apple, pear, birch, oak, beach, basswood, and others;  also recorded on currant and blueberry  (Bugguide)

This is the more common color variation of Limenitis arthemis that we see here.

6/3/2010

red spotted purples 6-3-10 2

 

6/3/2010  Red-spotted Purples, a Viceroy and a Silvery Checkerspot clustering on animal scat

red spotted purples on scat 6-3-10 1

 

6/3/2010  White Admiral and Red-spotted Purple

Red-spotted Purple and White Admiral 6-3-2010

 

6/3/2010

red spotted purple 6-3-10 3

 

6/12/2005

red spotted purple 6-12-05 1

 

These next two have a bit of the white band that distinguishes Red-spotted Purples.  There are some butterflies that show intermediate coloring between the two subspecies.

red spotted purple

 

6/28/2009

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