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iRed-spotted Purple
Image:Red-spotted Purple.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Subfamily: Limenitidinae Genus: Limenitis Species: L. arthemis
Binomial name
Limenitis arthemis (Drury, 1773)

The Red-spotted Admiral, White Admiral, Western White Admiral or Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) is a North American brush-footed butterfly, common throughout much of the eastern United States. It is named for the red spots on its underwing. The top of the wings are notable for their iridescent blue markings. The Red-spotted Purple is a mimic of the poisonous Pipevine Swallowtail and is typically found in open woodlands and along forest edges.

[edit] Subspecies

• Limenitis arthemis arthemis; the White Admiral.
• Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata; the Western White Admiral, characterised by the absence of blue spots on its inferior wings.
• Limenitis arthemis astyanax and Limenitis arthemis arizonensis; Red-spotted Purple, both characterised by the absence of white bands on their wings.

[edit] White Admiral

The White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis) is since a poll in October 1998, the (unofficial) insect emblem of the province of Québec, Canada. (See Quebec symbols and emblems for further details). It is the only sub-species of Limenitis arthemis present in Quebec

White Admiral, Limenitis arthemis arthemis

White Admiral in Southern Maine.

[edit] External links

• Red-Spotted Purple: Reference large format diagnostic photographs from Cirrus Digital Imaging
• White Admiral