Bird, bug, butterfly and a wild variety of photos from Belarus, Cyprus, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland and Spain by Irish wildlife photographer Patrick J. O'Keeffe and invited guests

Sunday, 23 October 2022

RED ADMIRAL BUTTERFLY (Vanessa atalanta). Nine seen for the day including this heavily worn and faded individual at Blacksod Village, Mullet Pensinsula, Co. Mayo. Ireland

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The Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) is of the family Nymphalidae which is in the genus Vanessa.