Red Admiral Butterfly in Garden

The Red Admiral butterfly (Vanassa atalanta) can be found in all 88 counties of Ohio. They are 'common' in urban areas, gardens, woodland edges and... more

by Karen Adams

Title

Red Admiral Butterfly in Garden

Artist

Karen Adams

Medium

Photograph - Fine Art Digital Prints - Photography

Description

The Red Admiral butterfly (Vanassa atalanta) can be found in all 88 counties of Ohio. They are 'common' in urban areas, gardens, woodland edges and fields near woods. This series was taken in August of 2016, but I usually see these butterflies earlier in the summer; May, June and July. They are a variety of 'Brushfooted' butterflies who are attracted to beautiful garden flowers, fruit and mud puddles (which act as a drinking fountain for delicate butterflies!) They are fast and erratic fliers which makes them a challenge to photograph, unless they are really intent on the nectar of a buddleia (butterfly bush.) I love how different the ventral view (shown here) is from the dorsal (that side being a reddish-orange and dark brownish black.)


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April 16th, 2018