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red admiral

A large butterfly found widely in the N hemisphere; upperside of wings black with scarlet bands and patches of white and blue; caterpillars commonly found on nettles; overwinter as adults. (Order: Lepidoptera. Family: Nymphalidae.)

iRed Admiral

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Tribe: Nymphalini
Genus: Vanessa
Species: V.

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