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American Painted Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

Description:

This butterfly alighted on the grass next to a busy roadway. We spotted it while waiting to cross the road with our bikes. You can see the blue-colored "pupils" on the black eyespots near the bottom of the wings.

Habitat:

Suburban area, resting on grass in the sun.

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TropicalYeti
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TropicalYeti

Garden City, New York, USA

Spotted on May 6, 2012
Submitted on Jun 3, 2012

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