Red admiral  (Vanessa atalanta)

Red admiral egg on nettle leaf

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Red admiral caterpillar

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Red admiral caterpillar feeding on stinging nettle

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Red admiral larva with parasitic grubs emerging

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Red admiral caterpillar about to transform itself into a chrysalis

© Joël Bricout / Biosphoto

Red admiral pupating

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Red admiral chrysalis

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Nettle leaf containing pupating red admiral

© Joël Héras / Biosphoto

Red admiral ready to emerge from chrysalis

© Joël Bricout / Biosphoto

Red admiral emerging

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Newly emerged red admiral and pupal case

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Red admiral on nettle

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Red admiral

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Face of red admiral

© N. A. Callow

Red admiral

© David Element

Scanning electron micrograph of red admiral wing scales

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Red admiral on a leaf

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Red admiral

© David Element

Red admiral in flight

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Red admiral in flight

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Red admiral in flight

© Joël Héras / Biosphoto

Red admiral feeding

© Hans Christoph Kappel / naturepl.com

Red admiral feeding on flower nectar

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Red admiral

© Joël Bricout / Biosphoto

Red admiral with proboscis extended feeding

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Red admirals feeding

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Red admiral

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Red admiral on flower, wings closed

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Red admirals feeding on fruit

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Red admirals feeding on oak sap

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