Not Red-spotted but Orange-spotted


Such a bewitching butterfly, but aren’t they all! Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis). Not the most beautiful of diets though. Tree sap, rotting fruit, dung, carrion and on occasion, nectar. And what about those spots? Obviously not named by a student of color.

Found in the eastern United States, from the Gulf Coast to southern Canada. So glad it’s in my neck of the woods.