Summary ²

Common. Flies year round. The Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) is a well-known colourful butterfly, found in temperate Europe, Asia and North America. The Red Admiral has a 45–50 mm (1.8–2.0 in) wing span. The species is resident only in warmer areas, but migrates north in spring, and sometimes again in autumn.

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1. (c) Donna Pomeroy, all rights reserved, uploaded by Donna Pomeroy
2. Adapted by Donna Pomeroy from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_atalanta

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