The Lorquin's admiral has brown-black wings, each with a row of white spots across it. Its forewings have orange tips. Wingspan: 47 to 71 mm; females are generally larger than males.[2]
Distribution and habitatedit
The Lorquin's admiral can mostly be found across the Upper Sonoran to the Canadian Zone, east to western Montana and Idaho. Known areas include southern British Columbia (including Vancouver Island, north of Emerald Lake), and Cypress Hills in southwestern Saskatchewan as well as southwestern Alberta. The butterfly resides mostly in forest edges, mountain canyons, parks, streamsides, fencerows, orchards, and groves of cottonwood and poplar. Usually the butterflies feed on California buckeye, yerba santa, privet, bird droppings, and dung.[3] They are extremely territorial and will attack any intruders into their habitat, including large birds.
Larvaeedit
Larvae are usually yellow with a patch of white on the back. Eggs are laid near or on the tips of leaves. Common trees that the larvae feed on include willow (Salix), poplar, cherry (Prunus), cottonwood (Populus), and an assortment of orchard trees, including cherry, apple, and plum.
Flight seasonedit
The Lorquin's admiral usually flies around April to October, though it depends on the region. Butterflies in northern areas tend to have one brood a year (usually between June and August) whereas southern butterflies (mainly in California) tend to have multiple broods.
^Canada, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada;Government of (14 December 2021). "Butterflies of Canada - Lorquin's Admiral (Limenitis lorquini) (Boisduval, 1852)".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^. Archived from the original on 2005-11-13. Retrieved 2006-02-09.
Further readingedit
Glassberg, Jeffrey Butterflies through Binoculars: The West (2001)
Guppy, Crispin S. and Shepard, Jon H. Butterflies of British Columbia (2001)
James, David G. and Nunnallee, David Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies (2011)
Pelham, Jonathan Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada (2008)
Pyle, Robert Michael The Butterflies of Cascadia (2002)
External linksedit
Media related to Limenitis lorquini at Wikimedia Commons
Wikispecies has information related to Lorquin's admiral.
Raising Butterflies
Lorquin's Admiral, Butterflies of Canada
Butterflies and Moths of North America - Limenitis lorquini
Butterflies of America - Limenitis lorquini
April 12, 2024
lorquin, admiral, limenitis, lorquini, butterfly, nymphalinae, subfamily, butterfly, named, after, pierre, joseph, michel, lorquin, french, naturalist, came, california, from, france, during, gold, rush, made, important, discoveries, natural, history, terrain,. Lorquin s admiral Limenitis lorquini is a butterfly in the Nymphalinae subfamily The butterfly is named after Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin a French naturalist who came to California from France during the Gold Rush and made important discoveries on the natural history of the terrain 1 Lorquin s admiralScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder LepidopteraFamily NymphalidaeGenus LimenitisSpecies L lorquiniBinomial nameLimenitis lorquini Boisduval 1852 SynonymsBasilarchia lorquiniSide view Contents 1 Description 2 Distribution and habitat 3 Larvae 4 Flight season 5 Similar species 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External linksDescription editThe Lorquin s admiral has brown black wings each with a row of white spots across it Its forewings have orange tips Wingspan 47 to 71 mm females are generally larger than males 2 Distribution and habitat editThe Lorquin s admiral can mostly be found across the Upper Sonoran to the Canadian Zone east to western Montana and Idaho Known areas include southern British Columbia including Vancouver Island north of Emerald Lake and Cypress Hills in southwestern Saskatchewan as well as southwestern Alberta The butterfly resides mostly in forest edges mountain canyons parks streamsides fencerows orchards and groves of cottonwood and poplar Usually the butterflies feed on California buckeye yerba santa privet bird droppings and dung 3 They are extremely territorial and will attack any intruders into their habitat including large birds Larvae editLarvae are usually yellow with a patch of white on the back Eggs are laid near or on the tips of leaves Common trees that the larvae feed on include willow Salix poplar cherry Prunus cottonwood Populus and an assortment of orchard trees including cherry apple and plum Flight season editThe Lorquin s admiral usually flies around April to October though it depends on the region Butterflies in northern areas tend to have one brood a year usually between June and August whereas southern butterflies mainly in California tend to have multiple broods Similar species editCalifornia sister butterfly Adelpha bredowii californica Weidemeyer s admiral L weidemeyerii White admiral L arthemis References edit Lorquin s Admiral lensjoy com Canada Agriculture and Agri Food Canada Government of 14 December 2021 Butterflies of Canada Lorquin s Admiral Limenitis lorquini Boisduval 1852 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple names authors list link Butterflies of Oregon Limenitis lorquini Archived from the original on 2005 11 13 Retrieved 2006 02 09 Further reading editGlassberg Jeffrey Butterflies through Binoculars The West 2001 Guppy Crispin S and Shepard Jon H Butterflies of British Columbia 2001 James David G and Nunnallee David Life Histories of Cascadia Butterflies 2011 Pelham Jonathan Catalogue of the Butterflies of the United States and Canada 2008 Pyle Robert Michael The Butterflies of Cascadia 2002 External links edit nbsp Media related to Limenitis lorquini at Wikimedia Commons nbsp Wikispecies has information related to Lorquin s admiral Raising Butterflies Butterflies of Oregon Lorquin s Admiral Butterflies of Canada Butterflies and Moths of North America Limenitis lorquini Butterflies of America Limenitis lorquini Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lorquin 27s admiral amp oldid 1212334505, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
