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Vanessa virginiensis
Spotted on Aug 27, 2006
Submitted on Apr 8, 2012
2 Comments
Yes, Vanessa virginiensis, American Lady.
This is actually an American Lady - Vanessa virginiensis. The easiest way to tell on this one is the small white spot on the first submarginal orange cell of the forewing. You can see a good comparison of the two here,
http://bugguide.net/node/view/71459