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Red Admiral full wings span The Red Admiral is a fairly large butterfly as you can see from its big body and wide wings. Here it is sitting on a fence in our garden. Geotagged,Heesch,Macro,Red Admiral,The Netherlands,Vanessa atalanta Click/tap to enlarge

Red Admiral full wings span

The Red Admiral is a fairly large butterfly as you can see from its big body and wide wings. Here it is sitting on a fence in our garden.

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  1. View Ludo Sak's profile
    Ludo Sak
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    Lucky you, just on your fence! Posted 13 years ago
  2. View Frankhuizen Photography's profile
    Frankhuizen Photography
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    Nice one! Posted 13 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Thank you both! Posted 13 years ago

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The Red Admiral

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.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Aug 24, 2012. Captured Aug 24, 2012 13:47 in Schoonstraat 24A, 5384 Heesch, The Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/9.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO900
  • 105mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.