Found throughout North Carolina, though generally uncommon, the Red Admiral is one of our most distinctive butterflies, with a bold reddish-orange stripes and white spots on brownish-black wings.
Scotland Co., NC 7/1/07.
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| Found throughout North Carolina, though generally uncommon, the Red Admiral is one of our most distinctive butterflies, with a bold reddish-orange stripes and white spots on brownish-black wings. Scotland Co., NC 7/1/07. |
| The underside of the hindwing has a cryptic pattern. Same individual as above (as you can see, it isn't actually missing its right antenna). Scotland Co., NC 7/1/07. |
| The caterpillar host plants are various species in the Urticaceae (nettle family), such as Boehmeria cylindrica (False-nettle) and Laportea canadensis (Wood-nettle). Scotland Co., NC 7/1/07. |
| Washington Co., NC 6/21/06. |
| Pitt Co., NC 8/18/02. |
| Pitt Co., NC 8/18/02. |
Revised 4/8/08 cwcook@duke.edu