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Red Admiral

Posted by May 15th, 2008 at 12:00 am

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need Identifacation of Butterfly
Hi, I live in South Florida and found this beauty getting a little sweet drink from my hummingbird feeder. I have never seen this one and was unable to find the name. Thanks for any help.
Dave

red admiral dave Red Admiral

Hi Dave,
In our opinion, the Red Admiral is the most fearless of butterflies. We also love that noted author and amateur lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov liked to call this lovely butterfly the Red Admirable.

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