Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 939638

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta

Observation date: November 11, 2013
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: red admiral hill toping on maple springs truck trail. Also ladies ( Painted ) fighting for control of ridge top. they would stop to sun them self's then return to the battle. this one also has the white spot on leading edge of hind wing on lower side. interesting to me that i don't remember seeing that very often but it's in lots of book and on websites?
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: November 11, 2013
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Orange County