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Sapphire and Stone Down by the tracks, a Red-spotted Purple, wingspan 8 cm. A lovely contrast between the soft blue of the delicate butterfly and the hard, crushed stone of the railway ballast.<br /> Blue,Butterfly,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Limenitis arthemis,Macro,Nymphalidae,Red-spotted Purple,Summer,USA,United States,White Admiral or Red-spotted Purple,fauna,insect,invertebrate,pennsylvania Click/tap to enlarge

Sapphire and Stone

Down by the tracks, a Red-spotted Purple, wingspan 8 cm. A lovely contrast between the soft blue of the delicate butterfly and the hard, crushed stone of the railway ballast.

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The Red-spotted purple

"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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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Aug 30, 2018. Captured Aug 24, 2015 14:19 in 100 Water St, Coal Center, PA 15423, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/3.5
  • 1/197s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.