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Red-Spotted Purple?


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#1 soundart

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Posted 28 July 2012 - 03:45 AM

This butterfly looks very similar to photos of the Red-spotted Purple online, but not exactly the same.

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Posted 28 July 2012 - 01:01 PM

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Posted 28 July 2012 - 02:04 PM

Thanks Parula. There was actually a picture in the local paper this morning of a Red-spotted Purple. Good timing.




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