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Red-Spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax )

DORSAL

VENTRAL

 

Caterpillar HostplantsWhite Poplar (Populus alba), Cottonwood (P. deltoides), Black Poplar (P. nigra), Wild Blackcherry (Prunus serotina), Apple (Malus pumila), Common Pear (Pyrus communis), Willow Oak (Quercus phellos).
Area Sighting
Locations		White Rock Lake, Dallas Arboretum, Heard Museum, Norbuck Park., Lake Lewisville.
Seasonal Flight DataApril - September
General NotesUsually found in close association with Cottonwood and Willows. Overwinters: Larva.

Additional Photographs

OVA

LARVA

PUPA

ADULT

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