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  White Admiral can refer to two distinct species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
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  • In Europe
    Europe

    Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
     and Asia
    Asia

    Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
     it refers to the (Eurasian) White Admiral Limenitis camilla
    Limenitis camilla

    The White Admiral , Limenitis camilla, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. They are found in woodland throughout southern Great Britain and much of Europe and Asia, extending as far east as Japan....
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  • In America
    Americas

    The Americas are the region of the Western hemisphere that consists of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions....
     it refers to two of the three subspecies
    Subspecies

    In biology, subspecies is the taxonomic rank immediately subordinate to a species. A subspecies is a taxonomic group which is less distinct than the Common descent or species from which it originates....
     of     Limenitis arthemis:
    • Limenitis arthemis arthemis - (American) White Admiral
    • Limenitis arthemis rubrofasciata - Western (American) White Admiral