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Limenitis arthemis arthemis |
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| Order | Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) |
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| Superfamily | Papilionoidea (Butterflies [excluding skippers]) |
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| Family | Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies) |
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| Subfamily | Nymphalinae (True Brushfoots) |
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| Flight/Season | One brood in June, another in August. |
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| Habitat | Deciduous broad-leaf or mixed evergreen forests dominated by aspen or birch. |
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| Larval Hosts | Leaves of American basswood (Tilia americana), aspen (Populus spp.), birch (Betula spp.), black cherry (Prunus serotina var. serotina), hawthorn (Crataegus spp.), oak (Quercus spp.), serviceberry (Amelanchier spp.), willow (Salix spp.), and other trees. |
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| Adult Food | Sap flows, rotting fruit, aphid honeydew, carrion, dung, and occasionally nectar from small white flowers including meadowsweet (spiraea) and arrowwood (viburnum). |
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