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Vanessa virginiensis
Vanessa virginiensis is most easily distinguishable by its two large eyespots on the ventral side, whereas V. cardui has four small eyespots and V. annabella has none. V. virginiensis also uniquely features a white dot within the forewing subapical field, set in pink on the underside and usually also in the dorsal side's orange field. The size of the wings are about 5 cm (2 in) across.
Spotted on Oct 18, 2012
Submitted on Oct 19, 2012
2 Comments
thanks vitthal.py and Jellis for the ID. Now I think I have spotted all 3 of the Painted ladies.
American (Painted) Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)