{"id":129128,"date":"2024-06-01T02:57:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T07:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=129128"},"modified":"2026-03-17T09:33:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:33:05","slug":"red-admiral-butterfly-in-oklahoma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/06\/01\/red-admiral-butterfly-in-oklahoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Admiral Butterfly in Oklahoma"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

\"RedRed Admiral butterfly on the road – Nikon D500, f8, 1\/2000, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Here in Oklahoma I’ve noticed more than a few Red Admirals on the roads, both gravel and hardtop, and I think they are on the roads to locate salt and other minerals. I know that butterflies do that at puddles.<\/p>\n

Most of the Red Admirals I see here in Oklahoma are on the wing or nectaring on the abundance of wildflowers here.<\/p>\n

I’m having so much fun finding, photographing, and identifying butterflies, plants, and the birds in my newly adopted state of residence.<\/p>\n

I have some more new-to-me butterflies that I will be sharing when I can. Some I am even finding in the yard here that are feasting on the nectar of the native wildflowers. There is not even one blade of bluegrass here!<\/p>\n

It has been so windy, rainy, and cloudy recently that I haven’t had much time to photograph at home. On sunny days, I have been on the road to the nearby refuges. I understand this kind of weather isn’t quite typical for this time of the year at this location.<\/p>\n

I’ll be rocking and rolling with whatever the weather throws at me in between journeys out into the field! I will say it is quite a switch from Utah’s weather.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my insect and spider photos in their galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":129119,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13973,7167,15021],"tags":[12065,12066,4004,13985,13984,6041,6042,6790,7173,7168,2326,165,7169],"class_list":["post-129128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oklahoma","category-red-admiral-butterflies","category-tishomingo-national-wildlife-refuge","tag-admiral","tag-admirals","tag-adult","tag-bottomland-hardwood-forests","tag-bottomlands","tag-butterflies","tag-butterfly","tag-gravel","tag-red-admiral","tag-red-admiral-butterfly","tag-road","tag-spring","tag-vanessa-atalanta"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/red-admiral-butterfly-road-tishomingo-mia-mcpherson-2230.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-xAI","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":71021,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2020\/06\/22\/weidemeyers-admiral-butterflies-in-the-wasatch-mountains\/","url_meta":{"origin":129128,"position":0},"title":"Weidemeyer’s Admiral Butterflies In The Wasatch Mountains","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 22, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Last week I was able to photograph Weidemeyer's Admiral butterflies up in the Wasatch Mountains on two consecutive days and the butterflies had me all aflutter.","rel":"","context":"In "Morgan County"","block_context":{"text":"Morgan County","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/utah\/morgan-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Weidemeyer's Admiral Butterfly resting on Gambel's Oak, Wasatch Mountains, Morgan County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Weidemeyers-Admiral-mia-mcpherson-9024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Weidemeyers-Admiral-mia-mcpherson-9024.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Weidemeyers-Admiral-mia-mcpherson-9024.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Weidemeyers-Admiral-mia-mcpherson-9024.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":57908,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/05\/17\/red-admiral-butterflies-and-wax-currants-in-bloom\/","url_meta":{"origin":129128,"position":1},"title":"Red Admiral Butterflies And Wax Currants In Bloom","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"May 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"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.","rel":"","context":"In "Red Admiral Butterflies"","block_context":{"text":"Red Admiral Butterflies","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/wildlife\/red-admiral-butterflies\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Top view of a Red Admiral Butterfly on a Wax Currant, West Desert, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/red-admiral-butterfly-vanessa-atatlanta-mia-mcpherson-9256.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/red-admiral-butterfly-vanessa-atatlanta-mia-mcpherson-9256.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/red-admiral-butterfly-vanessa-atatlanta-mia-mcpherson-9256.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/red-admiral-butterfly-vanessa-atatlanta-mia-mcpherson-9256.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":135270,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/10\/05\/red-spotted-purple-butterfly-at-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge\/","url_meta":{"origin":129128,"position":2},"title":"Red-spotted Purple Butterfly At Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"October 5, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Sharing my lifer Red-spotted Purple butterfly! 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