Butterfly - Red Admiral
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 5th October 2017 using Nikon D5200
with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.



 



Taken at Traigh an Luig, Islay on 11th July 2017 using Nikon D5200
with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens.
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Taken at Tyningham Bay on 19th September 2016 using Apple Iphone. Fact File
Taken at Hogganfield Loch on 16th October 2015 with
Nikon D5200 - 18-55 mm lens with Raynox DCR-250 Macro Attachment		 Fact File
 
Butterfly - Red Admiral.
Scientific Name:
Order:
Family:		 Vanessa atalanta.
Lepidoptera.
Nymphalidae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Wingspan:

Habitat:
Flies/Found:
 Common Nettle, Hop
Bramble, Fleabane,Teasel and Thistles.
Male:    64 - 72 mm.
Female 70 - 78 mm.
Almost anywhere in the British Isles.
Migrant. Arrives May - June.