Species: Limenitis arthemis, Red-spotted Purple

Description: 2 1/4 - 4" wingspan

Habitat: Deciduous or mixed forests, moist uplands, valley bottoms, and coastal plains

Range: Alaska and subarctic Canada southeast of the Rocky Mountains to central Texas; east to New England and central Florida

Host/Food Plant: wild cherry (Prunus), aspen, poplar, cottonwood (Populus), oaks (Quercus), hawthorn (Crataegus), deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum), birch (Betula), willows (Salix), basswood (Tilia), and shadbush (Amelanchier)

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Butterfly anatomy