Red Admiral Butterfly

Posts about the Red Admiral Butterfly.

Herbarium specimen of False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)

A Comprehensive Guide to False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)

by Robert Coxe
November 2, 2023November 2, 2023
Butterflies, Host Plants

False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica) is found in moist loamy places along streams and wetlands with no or light shade. It has green/white non-showy flowers that appear in the summer and fall. It is the host plant for three species of butterflies and a gall midge (fly). This plant… Read More »A Comprehensive Guide to False Nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica)

The High Ranking, Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta)

by Robert Coxe
February 16, 2022November 2, 2023
Butterflies

Introduction to the Red Admiral Butterfly The Red Admiral butterfly is well distributed and found on five different continents in temperate regions. This butterfly was described by Carl Von Linnaeus in 1758 in Systema Naturae. Host plants include members of the Urticaceae (Nettle Family). In Pennsylvania and the… Read More »The High Ranking, Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta)

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