Red Admiral Butterflies – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Vanessa atalanta

Red Admiral butterflies have dark uppersides with white spots near the tips of their forewings, forewings have a red to orange median band, hindwings have a red marginal band.

Red Admiral Butterfly in Oklahoma

By Mia McPherson|June 1st, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Red Admiral Butterflies, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: admiral, admirals, adult, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, butterflies, butterfly, gravel, Red Admiral, Red Admiral Butterfly, road, spring, Vanessa atalanta|

Even though I used to see Red Admiral butterflies in Utah, I am still excited to see so many of this butterfly species here in Oklahoma and in Texas too.

Red Admiral Butterflies And Wax Currants In Bloom

By Mia McPherson|May 17th, 2019|Categories: Red Admiral Butterflies, Shrubs, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: admiral, admirals, adult, blooming, butterflies, butterfly, currants, pink flowers, Red Admiral, Red Admiral Butterfly, Ribes cereum, Vanessa atalanta, Wax Currant|

While I photographed male Broad-tailed Hummingbirds a few days ago in the West Desert I also took a few moments to photograph some of the butterflies nectaring on the blooms of the Wax Currant bush which included Red Admiral butterflies.