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Spread your wings (American painted lady) American Painted Lady,Geotagged,United States,Vanessa virginiensis Click/tap to enlarge

Spread your wings (American painted lady)

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  1. View Paulien's profile
    Paulien
    Giant Tortoise
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    Great shot, nice colours! Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Lychee's profile
      Lychee
      Snow Leopard
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      Thank you. Posted 10 years ago
  3. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    This is the American Painted Lady - Vanessa virginiensis, very similar to the Painted Lady - Vanessa cardui. The differences are compared here:
    http://bugguide.net/node/view/2649     Posted 10 years ago

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The American painted lady

The American painted lady or American lady is a butterfly found throughout North America. All stages of the life cycle can be found throughout temperate North America as well as Madeira and the Canary Islands. Occasionally individuals can be found as far as southwest Europe. It has been introduced to Hawaii where it is one of four "Vanessa" species.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Lychee

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Uploaded Oct 13, 2014. Captured Oct 13, 2014 10:45 in 140-382 Steward Road, Monson, ME 04464, USA.
country flag of United States of America Explore United States of America 39,925 9,640 8
  • COOLPIX P500
  • f/5.2
  • 10/10000s
  • ISO160
  • 46.7mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.