Brushfooted Butterflies and their Host Plants

Subfamily Limenitidinae: Admiral

A simpler view has long been that the wing-bands resembled stripes of military rank. Biggish butterflies displaying dramatic color contrast, the admirals give their name to their own subfamily and tribe of nymphalids. Below are some of them.

  • American Lady  "Venessa Virginiensis"
  • Malachite "Siproeta Stelenes"
  • Buckeye  "Junonia Coenia"
  • Florida Leafwing  "Anaea Troglodyte Floridalis"
  • Painted Lady  "Vanessa Cardui"
  • Pearl Crescent  "Phyciodes Tharos"
  • Phaon Crescent  " Phyciodes Tharos"
  • Question Mark  "Polygon Interrogationis"
  • Red Admiral  "Vanessa Atalanta"
  • Red Spotted Purple  "Limenitis Arthemis"
  • Seminole Texan Crescent  "Anthanassa Texana"
  • Viceroy  "Limenitis Archippus"
  • White Peacock  "Anartia Jatrophae"

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