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01-AUG-2014 Christine Hanrahan

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

This rather battered and worn butterfly was nectaring on the abundant flowers of the wild clematis (clematis virginiana) in the front of the interpretive centre. I saw another one, not so worn, by the new woods. In July I found a caterpillar in some nettle leaves, and Diane also photographed an adult in July (both photos in the July blog). Red admirals are a migratory species, heading south in winter, and in spring coming north, sometimes as in 2012, in huge numbers.

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joseantonio02-Aug-2014 16:15
This is really lovely.V.
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