Description
Title: The butterflies of the British Isles
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: South, Richard
Subjects: Butterflies
Text Appearing After Image:
PL 49. 1, 2 Red Admiral var. 3, 4 Painted Lady var. G S3.
Date 1906
Source https://www.flickr.com/photos/internetarchivebookimages/19888873454/
Source book page: https://archive.org/stream/butterfliesofbri00sout/#page/n147/mode/1up
Author Richard South
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_butterflies_of_the_British_Isles_(1906)_(19888873454).jpg

The red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) is a well-known colourful butterfly, found in temperate Europe, Asia and North America. Atalanta is a figure in Greek mythology, a strong yet feminine woman who faces obstacles and backlash for refusing to follow gender norms.

The painted lady (Vanessa cardui) is a well-known colourful butterfly, known as the cosmopolitan in North America. This butterfly has a strange pattern of flying in a sort of screw shape. Vanessa cardui is one of the most widespread of all butterflies, found on every continent except Antarctica and South America.