Vanessa atalanta (Red admiral)

Eupatorium cannabinum (Hemp agrimony)

Last update: 23 August 2020


Common

LOCATION: Krimpen aan den IJssel, garden

OBSERVATION:
2020-VIII-21


Probably the most common butterfly in the garden, the Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) [1]. The species is not picky and will visit almost every flower. Here it drink nectar on Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum), a clear favourite of the species.

Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) op Hemp agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)

References

1 Nederlands Soortenregister

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