Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax)

Red-Spotted Purple ( Limenitis arthemis astyanax )

Port Colborne, ON 2009/08/10

Red-Spotted Purple ( Limenitis arthemis astyanax )

Cambridge, ON 2013/06/23

Red-Spotted Purple ( Limenitis arthemis astyanax )

Pinery Provincial Park, ON 2012/06/16

Red-Spotted Purple ( Limenitis arthemis astyanax )

Point Pelee National Park, ON 2011/08/12

Member of Family: Nymphalidae

French common name: Amiral à taches rouges

This butterfly is a southern subspecies of the White Admiral. However, because its appearance is so markedly different, and because it was treated as a separate species in the past, it is included here as though it were one. As far as I know, it has never been assigned a French common name distinct from that of the White Admiral, so we've coined one.

To see where this butterfly has been reported, visit: The Ontario Butterfly Atlas Online

For more info on this species, visit the Butterflies of Canada ( en français )