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. |