Red AdmiralRed Admiral
Size - 45 to 60 mm.
On the wing - April to September.
Range - Coast to coast.
Host plants - Stinging and Wood Nettles
Favourite habitat - Widely varied.
Special notes - This butterfly has been known to over winter. So they appear very early in the season and can be readily found until September. A striking and distinctively coloured butterfly however it's not an Admiral, as in the White Admiral, but a Thistle butterfly. Included in that group is the Painted Lady. Adults visit flowers.
