My fav, although it had grass covering parts.
Closeup detail not that good.
Red Admiral Vanessa Atalanta
wiki
(Nice pics here.)
bugguide
TREE:
Species Vanessa atalanta - Red Admiral
Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class Insecta - Insects
Order Lepidoptera - Butterflies and Moths
Superfamily Papilionoidea - Butterflies (excluding skippers)
Family Nymphalidae - Brushfooted Butterflies
Subfamily Nymphalinae - Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc.
Genus Vanessa - Ladies and Red Admirals
Species atalanta - Red Admiral
Whew!
butterfliesandmoths
Quote from enature:
"...the Red Admiral will alight on a person's shoulder day after day in a garden.
In midsummer it is not unusual to see them chasing each other or Painted Ladies just before a thunderstorm or at dusk. "
ND Butterflies (Previous post)
(pdf file mentioned here is my first reference I go to for identification.)
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