-
Both Sides Of A Butterfly
A Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis). This is the ventral side of this butterfly. Wings up and closed. You are seeing the bottom side of its wings. And this is the dorsal side of a Red-spotted Purple. The top side. As in this species of butterfly, butterflies often have very different looks, dorsal and ventral sides.…
-
To Each His Own
Butterflies on the road going up the mountain. The one on the left a Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis), the one on the right a Great Spangled Fritillary (Speyeria cybele). Both these butterflies love to hang out at mud puddles, rotting fruit, and in this case, on scat. All are a source of nutrients for the…
-
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.…
-
Red-spotted Purple
Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis). With a wingspan of three to three and a half inches. Looking quite handsome with its iridescent blue with tiny orange spots on the dorsal (top) side of its wings. At this point I have to mention that this butterfly is on Butterfly Bush. BUT this plant is NOT in any…