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Western White Admiral

Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata

Classification

Class
Insecta

Limenitis arthemis, the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus Limenitis. It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns within this nominal species; it is one of the most dramatic examples of hybridization between non-mimetic and mimetic populations. L.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 1,424United States of America · 72