7/2/2023 0 Comments Black and purple butterfly![]() Of known aberrations the following have received names: ab. The nymotypical subspecies is somewhat variable individually, there occurring for instance males with a pure blue gloss (Hungary), instead of violet-blue, or with the white markings flushed with rosy red, the marginal band of the hindwing being cinnamon-brown. Female larger than the male, somewhat more broad-winged, brown, without blue gloss. (5()a) is shot with violet-blue in the male, and is distinguished by the white band of the hindwing bearing distally a sharp tooth at the anterior median vein the outer margin of the forewing is but slightly incurved below the apex. Looks like a White Admiral or a Pipevine Swallowtail.A. Wild cherry, aspens, poplars, cottonwoods, birches, willows, hawthorn, serviceberry, basswood and deerberry.īlue on hind wind, no tails. Open woods, the edges of woods and open fields ![]() MikeParker at en.wikipedia Quick Facts About the Red-spotted Purple Common name:Īverages 3.2 inches, strong graceful flightĮast, South, Southeast, Midwest, Texas and New Mexico. Red-spotted Purple Butterfly in Tyler State Park, PA. The larva overwinter in the instar stage of development. The larva born in late summer spend the winter in a hibernaculum made from a folded leaf. The leaf is rolled and looks like dead. The Red-spotted Purple overwinters as larva. It looks like a bird dropping, much like the caterpillar does. The red-spotted pupa or chrysalis is yellowish-brown and pinkish and mottled dark green and gray. Red-spotted Purple pupa is slightly different from the White Admiral. Chrysalis of Limenitis ursula (Red-spotted Purple) from Moths and butterflies of the United States (1900) by Sherman F. Common hostplants include Wild cherry, aspens, poplars, cottonwoods, birches, willows, hawthorn, serviceberry, basswood and deerberry. Larva eat many kinds of dicotyledonous plants. The antennae have prickles along their lenght.The caterpillar lives 3-4 weeks before pupating. Pointy blackish horns jut out from both sides of the head. The larva is brown, green or whitish-green and sometimes has green around the saddle are of the body. Digitally enhanced from our own publication. Larva of Limenitis ursula (Red-spotted Purple) from Moths and butterflies of the United States (1900) by Sherman F. There are two broods in the north and 2-3 broods in the south. A single egg is laid on the topside tip of the hostplant leaf, often of a young plant. The eggs are covered with dimples like a gold golf ball. Male Red-spotted Purples perch on trees and tall bushes and wait for a female to pass by. In he mid-part of its’ range there is 2 generations and three generations in the southern range.Īdults feed on sap, fruit, flower nectar, carrion, dung, honeydew, decaying wood, among other substances. In the norhern part of its’ range tthere is 1 generation. The Red-spotted Purple’s life cycle season spans from May through October. The Red-spooted can often be found along coastal plains. They like forest edges, open fields, and scrubby habitats. Look for both forms at the edges of boreal or deciduous forests. Canada doesn’t have that many butterfly species and the White Admiral is one of them. ![]() The dark wings probably soak up the warmth of the Sun which allows the White Admiral to live as far north as Alaska and subarctic Canada. And four or so spots of orange above the white. ![]() There several rows of white spots along the hind-edge of the wings. The butterfly is medium-sized with rounded dark wings. ![]() The Red-spotted Purple occurs mainly in the Eastern half of the United States, from Pennsylvania west to the mid-west, southward to eastern Texas, east to Florida. The Red Admiral has a more southern the area below the Great Lakes to Florida. In the overlapping area the hybrid offspring may exhibit a combination of traits from both forms. The two forms, White Admirals and Red-spotted Purples interbreed and overlap in an area which includes from Minnesota to Pennsylvania to Maine. The White Admiral is found in Canada, Alaska, and the subarctic. The White Admiral is found in a more northern range than the Red Admiral. Where to Find Red-spotted Purple Butterflies The only cure for my confusion is a little research. In fact, the Red-spotted Admiral and the White Admiral are considered two different forms of the same species. If the wings are closed, Red-spotted Purples look similar to White Admirals (Limenitis arthemis arthemis). I often get the Red-spotted Purple butterfly confused with Pipevine Swallowtails, Spicebush Swallowtails or Black Swallowtails. Red-Spotted Purple butterfly (Limenitis arthemis astyanax). ![]()
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