Limenitis weidermeyerii

Limenitis weidemeyerii is also known as Weidemeyer's admiral butterfly. The adult can be seen in Rocky Mountain streamside and aspen woodland habitats. The caterpillars feed on several hosts, including willows, aspen, and chokecherry.

Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Species: Limenitis weidemeyerii

Photograph: © 2015 RKD Peterson
Date of Photograph: 19 June 2015
Location: Montana, Gallatin Co. (45o40'03" N 111o03'02" N)

 

Limenitis weidermeyerii

Limenitis weidemeyerii © 2015 RKD Peterson