Tag: Red Admiral
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Red Admiral: Why So Abundant in April This Year?
Leonard Weber April 28, 2024 Nature is usually predictable in terms of the annual sequence — what animals are visible and active at specific times of the year. Every once in a while, there is something unusual enough to raise the question: “Why is this happening?” This year, there has been an unusually large number…
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Red Admiral: # 9 of “23 Butterflies in 2023”
The Red Admiral is another butterfly present every year in Eliza Howell Park that is attractive and easy to spot. When it visits flowers, it often lets watchers and photographers get quite close. It will nectar with the wings open as well as with wings closed. The wingspan is about 2 inches. Their season in…
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