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American Lady American Lady on Stella de Oro Painted Lady,Vanessa cardui Click/tap to enlarge

American Lady

American Lady on Stella de Oro

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  1. View Slowbutsteady's profile
    Slowbutsteady
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    Bugguide identifies this as American Lady which is slightly different than Painted Lady. Posted one year ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Looks like "American Lady" and "American Painted Lady" are synonyms for the same species: Vanessa virginiensis.
      "Painted lady" is indeed a different species: Vanessa cardui.

      It's usually best to use the binomial (latin) name when using the identification feature, it's more reliable, less chance of confusion due to ambiguous common names.       Posted one year ago

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The Painted Lady

"Vanessa cardui" is the most widespread of all butterfly species. It is commonly called the painted lady, or formerly in North America the cosmopolitan.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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Uploaded Aug 15, 2024. Captured Jun 5, 2015 08:36.
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  • f/18.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO800
  • 105mm