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'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax (incl. arizonensis))
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Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax and L. arthemis arizonensis)

These two subspecies of Limentis arthemis lack the prominent white bands on both wings. The range of these two subspecies is shown because these look so different from the white-banded form. The fact that both forms interbreed over a broad zone and produce fertile offspring is why they are treated under the single species (see page for Limentis arthemis).

State and Regional References:


Glassberg,  J.  1993.  Butterflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to 

     Butterflies in the Boston-New York-Washington Region.  Oxford Univ. Press, 

     New York, N.Y.  160 pp.



Gochfeld, M. and Burger, J.  1997.  Butterflies of New Jersey - A Guide to 

     Their Status, Distribution, Conservation, and Appreciation.  Rutgers Univ. 

     Press, New Brunswick, N.J.  327 pp.



Iftner, D.C. and Wright, D.M.  1996.  Atlas of New Jersey Butterflies.  Special 

     Private Publication, Sparta, N.J.  28 pp.



Layberry, R.A., Hall, P.W. & Lafontaine, D.J., 1998.  The Butterflies of 

     Canada.  University of Toronto Press, Toronto, ON.  280 pp. 

     

Opler, P.A. 1998. A field guide to eastern butterflies, revised format.

     Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston.     



Shapiro, A.M. 1966.  Butterflies of the Delaware Valley.  American Entomological 

     Society Special Publication.  Philadelphia, PA.  79 pp.   

'Astyanax' Red-spotted Purple (Limenitis arthemis astyanax (incl. arizonensis))
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