Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

"The red admiral can be confused with no other North American butterfly. Its velvety black forewing has white spots at the tip and a median band of bright red-orange. The color also borders the black hindwing, appearing to connect with the forewing band when the butterfly perches with wings spread wide."

Here, you see the butterfly in its dorsal aspect. This is its ventral side.

Photo taken with a Nikon D90, using a Nikon manual focus 300mm, f4.5.

October 23, 2010.