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Red Admiral One of my favorite butterflies :) Butterfly,Insects,Macro,Red Admiral,Rhopalocera,Vanessa atalanta Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. I heard on the radio that during the national butterfly count day this was found to be the most numerous in the Netherlands. Despite its numbers, indeed very pretty. Posted 14 years ago

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The Red Admiral is a well-known colourful butterfly, found in temperate Europe, Asia and North America. The Red Admiral has a 45–50 mm wing span. The species is resident only in warmer areas, but migrates north in spring, and sometimes again in autumn.

Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Aug 11, 2011.