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  8. Red Admiral

species 291,090 observations

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Status
native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supported by All

1,789 native plants
support it in the US
  • Caterpillar hosts Plants its caterpillars eat False Nettle, Slender Stinging Nettle, Wood Nettle, Florida Pellitory 12
  • Nectar plants Plants whose flowers it visits Purple Coneflower, Wild Bergamot, New England Aster, Spotted Joe-Pye Weed 1,777

Children

  • American Red Admiral

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

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