Lorquin's Admiral is a boldly patterned western admiral with white forewing bands and distinctive orange forewing tips — the only North American Limenitis with orange-tipped forewings. It glides elegantly along stream corridors and woodland edges in California and the Pacific Northwest. It hybridizes with the White Admiral where ranges briefly overlap in the Northwest.
Best time to see a Lorquin's Admiral
The best time to see a Lorquin's Admiral is May–July, when about 68% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 17,617 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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