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Vanessa virginiensis
"Upperside with uneven brown, yellow, and orange pattern. Forewing with a black apical patch, a small white spot in the orange field below the patch, and a white bar at the leading edge of the forewing. Underside of hindwing with two large eyespots. Winter form is smaller and paler, summer form larger with brighter coloring. During the afternoon, males perch on hilltops or on low vegetation if there are no hills. Females lay eggs singly on the top of host plant leaves. Caterpillars are solitary, living and feeding in a nest of leaves tied with silk. Adults hibernate."
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Spotted on Nov 2, 2012
Submitted on Nov 5, 2012
3 Comments
Thanks, guys. :)
I'd agree; very nice photo of a lovely subject.
beautiful picture Liam. Quite difficult to get such a great picture. I love that splash of wings on their wings. So ladylike!!