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American painted lady

Vanessa virginiensis

Photo by loarie
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American painted lady

Vanessa virginiensis

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DanielePralong
Hi loarie! On this shot you can recognize the American painted lady by the white dot within the forewing orange subapical field (set in pink on the ventral side). It also shows two large eyespots on the ventral side, whereas V. cardui has four small eyespots and V. annabella has none.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2014

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