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- Admirals and Allies Subfamily Limenitidinae

Lorquin's Admiral

The Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini) is a butterfly in the Nymphalinae subfamily. The butterfly is named after Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin, a French naturalist who came to California from France during the Gold Rush and made important discoveries on the natural history of the terrain.

Edited by Lynn Watson, Santa Barbara, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)