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American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)? - Vanessa virginiensis
Copyright © 2008 Scott Cox

American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)? - Vanessa virginiensis
San Francisco Golden Gate Park, San Francisco County, California, USA
September 1, 2008
Note from Bob Stewart's Common Butterflies of California: "a small white spot in orange on the edge of the Upper Front Wing."

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American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)? - Vanessa virginiensis American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)? - Vanessa virginiensis
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Contributed by Scott Cox on 1 September, 2008 - 5:37pm
Last updated 17 September, 2008 - 1:58am

white spot
I think I've seen this spot on all four of our Vanessa species (more often showing on bottom side than top), but it is common on this species, fairly common on V. atalanta, and very rare on the other two. Can be missing on all of them too. Beautiful shots by the way. In the other shot it looks like he may have been using one flower as a stool to get into another? - interesting.
… David J. Ferguson, 2 September, 2008 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Hi David:
Thanks for your your comments on the white spot as an ID mark; it was very helpful. Also, thanks for the kind words on the photos.
Best wishes,
Scott
… Scott Cox, 5 September, 2008 - 1:17pm login or register to post comments

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