Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly

October 15, 2018

The Red-Spotted Purple butterfly is black with blue or blue-screen scaling. Upperside is blue to blue-green with much iridescence on the outer part of the hindwing. The underside is dark brown. It features orange or red marks on the tips of the wings.

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