Red Spotted
PurpleRed Spotted
Purple
Size - 50 to 80 mm.
On the wing - June to September.
Range - Coast to coast.
Host plants - Willow and Poplar.
Favourite habitat - Woodlands and forest edges.
Special notes - This Red Spotted Purple has only been recorded at Presqu'ile once and that was in 1997. Fortunately I was the observer and I hope that it shows up again. It looks very much like the White Admiral only without the white bars and mimics the nauseous Pipevine Swallowtail.
