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Photo#6631
American Lady - Vanessa virginiensis

American Lady - Vanessa virginiensis
Gainesville, Florida, USA
May 3, 2004
I can't beat Patrick's image of this (below), but this one shows an additional ID characteristic, the white spot in the orange ground on the FW. Not aways present, but a useful distinction from Painted Lady when you see it.