Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta)
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) by Anne Burgess as part of the Geograph project.
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Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta)
Image: © Anne Burgess Taken: 10 Nov 2020
We were quite surprised to come across a Red Admiral in mid-November, but it was obviously not in good condition because it was unable to fly at all. Red Admirals don't usually survive winter in Britain.
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Image Location
Latitude
57.659992
Longitude
-2.911848