Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Unique underwing view of a red admiral butterfly feeding on what looks like sap a damaged shrub stem. Although the upper-side (top of the wings) is brightly-colored you can see how expertly camouflaged it is with its wings folded while resting in the shade. This one was found next to a pond near Alamo, Texas on a bright warm sunny winter day.
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- ©2022
- Image Size
- 9999x6673 / 61.3MB
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- Keywords
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Alamo, Animalia, Arthropoda, Hidalgo County, Insecta, Lepidoptera, NWR, National Wildlife Refuge, Nymphalidae, RGV, Rio Grande Valley, Santa Ana NWR, Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas, Vanessa, animal, arthropod, black, brown, bug, butterfly, color, insect, invertebrate, nature, orange, red, red admiral, wild, wildlife, winter, brushfoot
- Contained in galleries
- Brushfoots
