Sonoran Desert Butterflies and Moths - Vanessa atalanta (Red admiral)

Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Butterflies and Moths
Vanessa atalanta (Red admiral)

Vanessa atalanta

(Red admiral)
Habitat: Unconunon resident of Organ Pipe CNM, usually in cooler weather.
Food Habits: moist canyon bottoms, nectar, tree trunks

Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Lepidoptera
Family Nymphalidae - Brush-footed butterflies
Genus Vanessa
species atalanta

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Natural History of the Sonoran Desert and Refuge