Red-spotted Purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax <LEP122>
It closely resembles Banded Purples, minus the bands, and is often
regarded as the same species. The
upperside, shown in the drawing, is shiny blue-black, with blue concentrated
toward the edges of the hindwings.
The underside is blackish brown with brick-red spots, blue-barred
along the margins. |