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White Admiral Taken at Cades Cove National Park in Tennessee. Even with a torn wing, this butterfly is beautiful! Geotagged,Limenitis arthemis,United States,White Admiral or Red-spotted Purple Click/tap to enlarge

White Admiral

Taken at Cades Cove National Park in Tennessee. Even with a torn wing, this butterfly is beautiful!

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  1. View supercavie's profile
    supercavie
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    What a beautifull butterfly! Posted 12 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Gorgeous. I would be very curious about the specie name? Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Ragisha Kottamal's profile
      Ragisha Kottamal
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      I think it a Blue Morpho Posted 12 years ago
  4. View Claire Hamilton's profile
    Claire Hamilton
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    Possibly not as the morpho butterfly is usually found in South and Central America. The ones I have seen are enormous however there are several species of morpho so..who knows?! Certainly would be interesting to find out what it is. Beautiful photo! Posted 12 years ago
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      WildFlower
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      White Admiral or Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis) Posted 12 years ago

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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
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By Regina Hodge

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Uploaded Oct 23, 2012. Captured Sep 2, 2012 11:07 in Cades Cove Loop Rd, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Townsend, TN 37882, USA.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T1i
  • f/5.6
  • 1/197s
  • ISO1000
  • 149mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.