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American Painted Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

Photo by Tamarac Denis
Published on Project Noah
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46.9596, -95.649

Field Notes

Habitat:

Found in grass and shrub in general area of woods, marsh, and short distance from lake.

Notes:

Spotted at Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge in shop area.

Species ID Suggestions

American Painted Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
Tamarac Denis
Thanks for the correction. Reference book I was using could have had a better photo.
bayucca
It is the other one. Look at the spots on the hindwing. In Cardui they are all of almost the same size and the little white spot within the orange patch is missing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:American_Lady_Vanessa_virginiensis_Upper_Wings_1609px.jpg To compare: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vanessa_cardui_LC0307.jpg

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Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2013

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