[Pacific Northwest Butterflies]
Lorquin's Admiral
Limentitis (Basilarchia) lorquini
Lorquin's Admiral photographed on Populus tremuloides
at Blue Sky, Hart Mt. National Antelope Refuge on July 5, 1996.
The Lorquin's Admiral is the most numerous admiral of the Pacific
Northwest. It is a medium-sized butterfly which commonly is found along shaded
streams in the west. The wing roots are black, with a series of white oval bands
at midwing and burnt orange tips on the uppersides of its wings. The larva common
fleed on the leaves of willow, aspen and cottonwood, and infrequently on apples
and prunes.
Lorquin's Admiral is fairly common in the western United States,
ranging from western Montana and Idaho on the east, southern British Columbia
on the north and western Nevada and south central California on the south.
Paul Slichter