Summary ⁷

The Weidemeyer's Admiral (Limenitis weidemeyerii) is a butterfly from the Nymphalinae subfamily, in western North America.

Habitat ⁸

Along streams and coulee bottoms where willow and poplar occur, near Milk River, Alberta.

Conservation status ⁹

Rare; provincial rank S1 and status 'May Be At Risk' because only found in the Milk River area.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Robb Hannawacker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/39422575@N02/14329722508/
2. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2011_12_02/IMG_108271.JPG
3. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2011_08_16/IMG_095583.JPG
4. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2011_08_16/IMG_095584.JPG
5. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2011_08_22/IMG_096552.JPG
6. (c) Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/specimen_images/ent-lepidoptera/images/2011_08_22/IMG_096553.JPG
7. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limenitis_weidemeyerii
8. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31884080
9. (c) University of Alberta Museums, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/31884076

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CalPhotos
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Moth Photographers Group
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• Pacific Northwest Moths

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