Summary ⁵

The American Painted Lady or American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) is a butterfly found throughout North America.

Additional photos ⁶

Click here to see additional photo records : http://inaturalist.ca/observations?project_id=17307&place_id=any&verifiable=any&captive=any&taxon_id=48549

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/34959203715/
2. (c) Judy Gallagher, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/52450054@N04/19223798474/
3. (c) M.W. FISHER JR., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), https://www.flickr.com/photos/mwfjr3/3635663779/
4. (c) Vilseskogen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/vilseskogen/14387389119/
5. Adapted by Chris Cheatle from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_virginiensis
6. (c) Chris Cheatle, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• BugGuide
• Butterflies and Moths of North America
• CalPhotos
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• Lepiforum
• Maryland Biodiversity Project
• Maryland Moths
• Mass Moths
• Moth Photographers Group
• Moths of North Carolina
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• NBN Atlas
• Pacific Northwest Moths
• UK Moths

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