MCZ Entomology 136668

Limenitis arthemis (Fabricius, 1775)

Date Collected:

1947-09-04

North America: Canada: Nova Scotia | Oakland

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Shows Cataloged Item: MCZ:Ent:136668 Limenitis arthemis

Current Identification
Limenitis arthemis (Fabricius, 1775)
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota Lepidoptera Glossata Heteroneura Papilionoidea Nymphalidae Limenitidinae Limenitidini
Common Name(s): Red-spotted Admiral; white admiral
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy
Previous Identification
Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
Animalia Arthropoda Hexapoda Insecta Pterygota
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: expert ID
Remarks: B. arthemis astyanax Fabr

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Part Condition Disposition Count
whole animal (pinned) unknown in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
sex Female By: Evan Hoki 2016-12-31
Remarks: Males smaller with more angular wings. Females are also more brown in coloration.
collection C. P. Kimball Collection By: Whit Farnum

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • Canada
  • State/Province:
  • Nova Scotia
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7005802 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Oakland
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Oakland NS
  • Georeference:
  • 44.4552120°, -64.362972° (Error radius: 1458m) By: Hannah Kernen on 2020-12-14 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • unknown
  • Collected On:
  • 1947-09-04
  • Verbatim Date:
  • Sept. 4 47
  • Collector:
  • C. Balding

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