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Common Name: Red-spotted Purple (butterfly)
Family: Brush-footed butterflies (Nymphalidae)
Genus: Basilarchia
Species: astyanax
Observer(s): Jane Bibring
Notes: Without direct sunlight; it looks mostly black. Mimics noxious pipevine swallowtail.