Red Admiral Butterfly in Wisconsin Loving the Echinacea

Identifying characteristics:

– this species is a black butterfly with white subapical spots and characteristic red bands, one in the middle of the forewing and one on the margin of the hindwing. The hindwing is a mottled black color that makes this species difficult to see on a tree with its wings closed.

https://wisconsinbutterflies.org/butterfly/species/92-red-admiral

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