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  • Lorquin's Admiral, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) Juan Carlos Argáez Mejía, all rights reserved

  • Lorquin's Admiral, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) kaseyfoley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Lorquin's Admiral, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Lorquin's Admiral, 4 of 6
    Photo 4 of 6

    (c) aleclee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Lorquin's Admiral, 5 of 6
    Photo 5 of 6

    (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

  • Lorquin's Admiral, 6 of 6
    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) Don Wirtala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Lorquin's Admiral

Limenitis lorquini

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About

Lorquin's admiral (Limenitis lorquini) is a butterfly in the Nymphalinae subfamily. The butterfly is named after Pierre Joseph Michel Lorquin, a French naturalist who came to California from France during the Gold Rush, and made important discoveries on the natural history of the terrain.

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