Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Des Moines County, Iowa
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Des Moines County, Iowa
This red admiral  was perched on a coneflower in a residential garden in Des Moines County, Iowa.

Details: 

(Top) Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/180 second, aperture f11, ISO 200, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, Canon MR-14EX flash.

(Bottom) Canon EOS 10D,  shutter 1/180 second, aperture f19, ISO 200, Canon EF 100 mm macro lens, Canon MR-14EX flash.
 

Selected References:

Brock Jim P., Kaufman Kenn. Butterflies of North America. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003. P 202-203.

Struttmann Jane M. USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. "Red Admiral  (Vanessa atalanta)." Butterflies of North America / Butterflies of Iowa. <http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/distr/lepid/bflyusa/ia/224.htm > (09 Jul. 2005).