Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral or the red admirable, is a medium-sized butterfly with black wings, red bands, and white spots. Resides in warmer areas, but migrates north in spring and sometimes again in autumn. It is known as an unusually calm butterfly, often allowing observation at a very close distance before flying away, also landing on and using objects, humans as perches. The red admiral is identified by its striking black, orange, and white wing pattern. On the dorsal side, its dark wings possess orange bands on the middle of the forewings and the outer edge of the hindwings. The distal ends of the forewings contain white spots. The ventral side of the wings are brown with patches of red, white, and black. The hindwings have a brown marbled pattern.
Butterflies resting on a tree trunk Ceiba speciosa absorbing the sunshine.
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