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American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

Photo by Nature Nerd
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Description:

Above, the Painted Lady is an orange butterfly, with a black apex with white spots in the forewing, and thick dark lines in the forewing. Below, this species has four small circular spots on the hindwing that are much harder to see than the two larger spots of the American Lady.

Habitat:

Lawn area bordering open woods

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