Summary ⁶

Limenitis arthemis, the white admiral or red-spotted purple, is part of the cosmopolitan genus Limenitis. It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns within this nominal species; it is one of the most dramatic examples of hybridization between non-mimetic and mimetic populations.

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1. (c) Mike Boone, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Limenitis_arthemis1_(cropped).jpg
2. (c) xpda, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Limenitis_arthemis_astyanax_P1190710a.jpg
3. ALAN SCHMIERER, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ADMIRAL,_RED-SPOTTED_(Limentitis_arthemis_arizonensis)_(8-28-10)_blue_haven_rd,_patagonia,_scc,_az_-01_(4936342670).jpg
4. (c) Ks0stm, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Limenitis_arthemis_astyanax_in_Hot_Springs_National_Park.jpg
5. ALAN SCHMIERER, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ADMIRAL,_RED-SPOTTED_(Linenites_arthemis)_(6-7-2018)_rice_lake_n_w_r,_aitkin_co,_mn_-01_(42917939022).jpg
6. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limenitis_arthemis

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