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West Coast Lady - Hodges#4436 (Vanessa annabella)
Photo#102826
Copyright © 2007
Dick Schoenberger
West Coast Lady in Midwest -
Vanessa annabella
St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
October 14, 2005
Distribution maps say this is not a West Coast Lady. Can an expert confirm from the photo? If yes, would anyone care that it occurred here?
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Contributed by
Dick Schoenberger
on 11 April, 2007 - 10:54pm
Is somebody interested? You bet!
Contact: Vanessa Migration Project.
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mariposa/Vanessaproject.htm
Butterflies through Binoculars The West
shows them at least a state away. Butterflies and Moths website has them right at your border:
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=1771
While I'm no expert, I've shot a fair amount of West Coast Ladies and would say your ID is AOK.
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Ron Hemberger
, 11 April, 2007 - 11:58pm
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