Red admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Fast, dark butterfly with orange bands and white forewing spots, found across North America and one of the most familiar garden butterflies. Larvae feed on plants in the nettle family (Urticaceae), chiefly stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) and false nettle (Boehmeria cylindrica). Adults are nectar generalists on many forbs but also feed heavily on tree sap, fermenting fruit, and dung, so they are not strictly flower-dependent.
Conservation
Globally secure and widespread; not a species of conservation concern. The IUCN Red List assesses it as Least Concern.