White Admiral (Limenitis arthemis arthemis)

Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info) Family: Nymphalidae (nim-FAL-ih-dee) (Info) Genus: Limenitis Species: arthemis arthemis Profile: 2 positives No neutrals No negatives Regional... This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Westchester, Illinois Minneapolis, Minnesota Himrod, New York Lockport, New York , Newfoundland and Labrador Alexandria, Pennsylvania Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Wilkes-barre, Pennsylvania Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Positive Todd_Boland On Jul 30, 2006, Todd_Boland from St. John's, NL (Zone 5b) wrote: This butterfly used to be quite rare in Newfoundland but in the last few years have shown up more regularly although it is still over uncommon. This butterfly is usually associated with woodlands rather than open fields. It's host plant is birch, poplar and willow and the larvae look like a large bird dropping! Positive Malus2006 On Oct 24, 2008, Malus2006 from Coon Rapids, MN (Zone 4a) wrote: Common butterfly, the only other that might be confuse for it is the other form, Red Spotted Purple but both is now consider one species with two distinct forms and a third form - in Minnesota the White Admiral is the most common though I have seen the Red Spotted Purple form once in a while. Hybrids of the two forms occurs so colors may vary.

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