Viceroy

Limenitis archippus

Summary 2

The viceroy (Limenitis archippus) is a North American butterfly that ranges through most of the contiguous United States as well as parts of Canada and Mexico. The westernmost portion of its range extends from the Northwest Territories along the eastern edges of the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada mountains, southwards into central Mexico. Its easternmost range extends along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America from Nova Scotia into Texas.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Benny Mazur, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Limenitis_archippus_Cramer.jpg
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limenitis_archippus

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iNat Map

Color black, orange, white
1. class Insects
2. order Butterflies and Moths
Group insects
Park Cheyenne Mountain