Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral or the red admirable, is a medium-sized butterfly with black wings, red bands, and white spots. Resides in warmer areas, but migrates north in spring and sometimes again in autumn. It is known as an unusually calm butterfly, often allowing observation at a very close distance before flying away, also landing on and using objects, humans as perches. The red admiral is identified by its striking black, orange, and white wing pattern. On the dorsal side, its dark wings possess orange bands on the middle of the forewings and the outer edge of the hindwings. The distal ends of the forewings contain white spots. The ventral side of the wings are brown with patches of red, white, and black. The hindwings have a brown marbled pattern. Butterfly perched on a duranta erecta purple flower absorbing the sunshine and collecting pollen and water. Duranta erecta is a species of flowering shrub in the verbena family Verbenaceae. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical gardens throughout the world, and has become naturalized in many places. Common names include golden dewdrop, pigeon berry, and skyflower.The flowers are light-blue or lavender, produced in tight clusters located on terminal and axillary stems, sometimes appearing as panicles, frequently recurved or pendulous, blooming in summer.

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