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American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

Photo by joanbstanley
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Identification: Upperside with uneven brown, yellow, and orange pattern. Forewing with a black apical patch, a small white spot in the orange field below the patch, and a white bar at the leading edge of the forewing. Underside of hindwing with two large eyespots. Winter form is smaller and paler, summer form larger with brighter coloring.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 2 5/8 inches (4.5 - 6.7 cm).

Habitat:

On Fairy Duster in wildlife habitat yard.

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Comments (2)

Thank you. I love the pattern on the underside of the wings. It's like a work of art.

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