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Vanessa Atalanta Admiral cooling off on the sandy beach near a creek in Oregon during a long heat wave. Red Admiral,Vanessa atalanta Click/tap to enlarge

Vanessa Atalanta

Admiral cooling off on the sandy beach near a creek in Oregon during a long heat wave.

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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 Stephen Philips
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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded Jul 23, 2015.