Brush-footed Butterflies (Family Nymphalidae)
  True Brush-foots (Subfamily Nymphalinae)
   
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
   

Occurrence: Statewide - migrant

Abundance: Variably uncommon to abundant; maximum 90,000

Flight Period: March 30 - December 5 (mainly late April to early October)

Notes: 1990 and 2001 were huge flight years in the Northeast

 

Status report courtesy of Brian Cassie

 
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