American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

Habitat:

Fields, meadows, roadsides and gardens.

2 Species ID Suggestions

Rebecka Mason 12 years ago

Painted Lady

Vanessa Virginiensis http://www.wildflowerfarm.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/Mothers-Day-2011-067-e1306433528423.jpg

Liam 12 years ago

American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis American Lady, Vanessa virginiensis

6 Comments

KeithRoragen 12 years ago

This is almost certainly an American Lady. Take a look at this page for a good comparison.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/71459

SusanEllison 12 years ago

Okay Keith wins...I will change the ID to painted lady then till someone challenges it.

KeithRoragen 12 years ago

That's interesting Liam, because I've seen lots of Painted Ladies(19 just in my yard last year) and have never seen an American Lady. I agree this is an American Lady because of the white spot in the first rectangular submarginal orange cell of the front wing.

Liam 12 years ago

It is hard to tell with this butterfly, especially since part of the hindwing is missing. On my link, there are identification field marks. Painted Lady's show a dark "J" on the hindwing, American Lady's don't. Since this butterfly is missing the dark "J", it's an American Lady. Painted Lady's are more scarce than American Lady's in the US. I've only seen a single Painted Lady, and hundreds of American.