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When the wings of the Red-spotted, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, are closed you can see prominent orange spots. Look closely, their coloring and markings mimic the Pipevine Swallowtail. #floridabutterflies #butterflygardens #Pollinators #Floridagarden #Nymphalidae #Brush-Footed Butterflies Alachua, Butterfly Project, Okeechobee, Indian River, Thorax, Sumter, Flagler, Miami Dade, Swallowtail

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Red-spotted Purple

Family name: Nymphalidae/Brush-Footed Butterflies General description: Black; hindwind with iridescent blue scaling along outer margin; ventral hindwing dull brown-black with or…
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When the wings of the Red-spotted, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, are closed you can see prominent orange spots. Look closely, their coloring and markings mimic the Pipevine Swallowtail. #floridabutterflies #butterflygardens #Pollinators #Floridagarden #Nymphalidae #Brush-Footed Butterflies

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When the wings of the Red-spotted, Limenitis arthemis astyanax, are closed you can see prominent orange spots. Look closely, their coloring and markings mimic the Pipevine Swallowtail. #floridabutterflies #butterflygardens #Pollinators #Floridagarden #Nymphalidae #Brush-Footed Butterflies

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