| Occurrence | [Red Spotted Purple form: Statewide resident] [White Admiral Form: Mainly western Massachusetts - resident] |
| Abundance | Fairly common to common |
| Flight Period | [RSP: mid May to mid-September] [WA: early June to late September] |
| Notes | Highest numbers of both forms occur in western Massachusetts; White-banded individuals have shown up at far east as Outer Cape Cod |
| Overwintering | Larva |
| More info |
Massachusetts Butterfly Atlas Website |
| More info |
Butterflies of Massachusetts Website |
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Red-spotted Admiral - Limenitis arthemis
Photo by Mike Walker - 6/23/2002
White Admiral |
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Red-spotted Admiral - Limenitis arthemis
Photo © Marj Rines - 6/3/2002
Middlesex Fells, Medford
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