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American painted lady

Vanessa virginiensis

Photo by Kulifeld
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium-sized butterfly feeding on my zinnias.

Habitat:

Open places with low vegetation including dunes, meadows, parks, vacant lots, forest edges.

Species ID Suggestions

American painted lady

Vanessa virginiensis

Comments (1)

Thanks DanielePralong for the id. I knew mine was not quite on!
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PublishedJuly 31, 2014

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