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Vanessa virginiensis
5 cm (2 inch) wingspan beautiful yellow, orange and dark brown. White dot in orange FW means this is an American Lady. No white dot, Painted Lady.
Flower meadows near mountains
Some butterfly sites call this butterfly American Painted Lady not to be confused with the Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) I was very confused by this ID, so it always is good to look at the scientific name.
Spotted on May 9, 2012
Submitted on May 10, 2012
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lovely series