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Painted Lady? - Vanessa virginiensis
Copyright © 2009 Molly Jacobson

Painted Lady? - Vanessa virginiensis
Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
July 15, 2009
I thought this was a painted lady but then i compared the eyespots on this to the painted lady and there are not the same number of eyespots; this has 2. See:
I compared it to this. There are also some other spot differences, like the white spots on wings.
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Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 16 July, 2009 - 9:50am
Last updated 8 August, 2009 - 11:05am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… J.D. Roberts, 8 August, 2009 - 11:05am login or register to post comments

American Lady
Try American Lady - American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis). I was confused between the two also.
… Peter Devereaux, 16 July, 2009 - 10:16am login or register to post comments

 
yes
Please see this nice comparison.
… Maury J. Heiman, 16 July, 2009 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

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