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Vanessa cardui
The orange looks red on the bottom of the wings
Spotted on Nov 12, 2014
Submitted on Sep 28, 2014
1 Comment
Agree, scientific name would be Vanessa cardui, not always easy to separate from Vanessa virginiensis. Key issue in yours would be the equal in size of the 4 spots on the hindwing.