Arizona Red-spotted Purple

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There are four subspecies of this Admiral species (Limenitis arthemis):

  • Limenitis arthemis arthemis – American White Admiral, with a large white band traversing both the forewings and hindwings;
  • Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata – Western American White Admiral, characterised by the absence of blue spots on its hindwings;
  • Limenitis arthemis astyanax – Red-spotted Purple (or Red-spotted Admiral), with red spots on its underside and no white bands on the wings;
  • Limenitis arthemis arizonensis – Arizona Red-spotted Purple, with red spots on its underside and no white bands on the wings.

L. a. arizonensis is indistinguishable from L. a. astyanax except that L. a. arizonensis is found in the southwest and its range does not overlap the range of L. a. astyanax.

Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA, 27 April 2008

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