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White Admiral butterfly, top view, Ottawa, Canada, 8 Jun 2021 White Admiral butterfly, top view, photographed on Dolman Ridge Road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 8 Jun 2021. The top and underside of its wings look significantly different, so I am posting a shot of each. Canada,Geotagged,Limenitis arthemis,Limenitis camilla,Red-spotted purple,Spring,White admiral Click/tap to enlarge

White Admiral butterfly, top view, Ottawa, Canada, 8 Jun 2021

White Admiral butterfly, top view, photographed on Dolman Ridge Road in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on 8 Jun 2021. The top and underside of its wings look significantly different, so I am posting a shot of each.

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"Limenitis arthemis," the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus "Limenitis". It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns within this nominal species; it is one of the most dramatic examples of hybridization between non-mimetic and mimetic populations.

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Uploaded Nov 6, 2023. Captured Jun 8, 2021 09:56 in 5185 Dolman Ridge Rd, Orléans, ON K1C 7G4, Canada.
  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/400s
  • ISO400
  • 600mm