Red-Spotted Purple Butterfly Markings. These gorgeous butterflies glimmer in the sunlight. From above, they are mostly black and iridescent blue with small orange spots on the wing tips.

The Red-spotted Purple butterfly (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) among most beautiful of 165 species of butterflys in South Carolina.

They're out to bait the Purple Emperor, one of Britain's most elusive butterflies, whose beauty disguises some filthy feeding habits. You never forget your first time, says butterfly enthusiast ...