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title: "Red-spotted Admiral"
description: "Limenitis arthemis — Insecten en spinnen. Limenitis arthemis, the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus Limenitis."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/red-spotted-admiral
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Red-spotted Admiral

> Limenitis arthemis — Insecten en spinnen. Limenitis arthemis, the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus Limenitis.

- Scientific name: *Limenitis arthemis*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 124849
- Wikidata: [Q2661300](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2661300)
- iNaturalist taxon: [60607](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/60607)

## Names

- en: Red-spotted Admiral
- es: Mariposa almirante
- fr: Amiral

## Countries with the most observations

US (92735), CA (25251), MX (598)

## Summary

Limenitis arthemis, the red-spotted purple or white admiral, is a North American butterfly species in the cosmopolitan genus Limenitis. It has been studied for its evolution of mimicry, and for the several stable hybrid wing patterns within this nominal species; it is one of the most dramatic examples of hybridization between non-mimetic and mimetic populations.
L. arthemis can be split into two major groups, mainly based on one physical characteristic: the presence of a white band along the wings. Individuals of the northern group, called white admirals, have a conspicuous white band that traverses both the dorsal…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limenitis_arthemis

## Photo

![Red-spotted Admiral](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/red-spotted-admiral/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kent P. McFarland · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/90554092

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/red-spotted-admiral?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).