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Red admiral

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Vanessa atalanta rubria

This butterfly’s wingspan ranges from 5.5 to 6 cm. Its forewings are black with white spots and a red stripe. Its lower wings are marbled brown and black, with an orange spot on the edge.

Question mark

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Polygonia interrogationis

The question mark is one of the largest and loveliest of the Polygonia butterflies. Its wings are rust-coloured with many black and pale lilac spots close to the edges. The silver mark shaped like a question mark on the underside of its lower wings is where it gets its English and Latin name. A narrow lilac band runs around the edge of the top side of its wings, while the underside is a uniform shade of rust. The butterfly’s wingspan ranges from 4.5 to 6.5 cm.

Painted lady

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Vanessa cardui

This beautiful butterfly has orange wings with black and white spots. The brown colouring of the butterfly’s thorax extends to the inner area of its wings. The back of its wings is lighter in colour and the edge of the lower wing has a row of eyespots.

White admiral

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Limenitis arthemis arthemis

The caterpillar and chrysalid of this butterfly look like bird droppings, which protects them from predators. Adults have two pairs of black wings with white stripes. The edge of their bottom wings features reddish-orange and blue spots. The front and back of their wings are different colours, but both sides feature white bands that look like an admiral’s stripes. Their wingspan ranges from 47 to 78 mm. Females look like males, except slightly bigger.

Tent caterpillars

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Lasiocampidae is a family of moths of various sizes whose colour is generally dark, with stripes in different shades of brown. Some species are shaped like leaves. Their bodies often look too big for their wings. Their proboscis is reduced in size and non-functional.

Caterpillars are very hairy, and the sides of their bodies often have tufts of longer hair.

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