#3072 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

Red-spotted Admiral

Limenitis arthemis

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what is it?

Limenitis arthemis , the white admiral or red-spotted purple , is part of 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.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 126,373iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
126,373 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Dru Drury in 1773 (253 years ago).