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red-spotted purple

DEFINITIONS OF: red-spotted purple

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n similar to the banded purple but with red spots on underwing surfaces

Synonyms:
Limenitis astyanax
Type of:
brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly, nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
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