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American Lady - Hodges#4434 (Vanessa virginiensis)
Photo#1064795
Copyright © 2015
Don Moore
butterfly or moth on red tip photinia -
Vanessa virginiensis
Austin, Williamson County, Texas, USA
May 9, 2015
Size: 1.25 inch
I see these flying around a lot, the red tip photinias are near the end of their bloom.
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Don Moore
on 9 May, 2015 - 10:55am
Last updated 9 May, 2015 - 2:05pm
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Kyhl Austin
, 9 May, 2015 - 2:05pm
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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
The two large eye spots on the ventral HW differantiate this from the other Vanessa sp. which have four spots (and there are other differences as well).
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Josiah Gilbert
, 9 May, 2015 - 12:23pm
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