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Vanessa virginiensis
this season i am seeing lot of colorful butterflies in this part of the world:) going to upload other colorful creatures :)
I've found this image to be most helpful in determining whether or not a spotting is an American lady or a painted lady. Your nice photo shows the faint white spot on the wings.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/236368