American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
Summary 3
Not as common as the Painted Lady
Distinguish the ladies by focusing on the white marks on the upper wing and the pattern of blue spots on the lower wing
Note the squarish wing tips and the blue spots look smudged together.
Sources and Credits
- (c) Anne Toal, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/39139121@N00/447857261
- (c) Royal Tyler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Royal Tyler
- (c) Kim Moore, 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
