American Lady

I submitted photos of four butterflies for ID’ing at BAMONA for today:
» Two were similar skippers I had to spend time to sort out,
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1088688
and
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1088694
» One I expected to be an Eastern Tailed Blue, but realized was a Gray Hairstreak, http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1088701
» But this one was — or so I thought — a slam dunk as a Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui). I guess I need to spend a bit o’ time to confirm even the slam-dunks! If I had managed to photograph the undersides of the wings, perhaps I would have realized it, but alas…

Confirmed at BAMONA as “Vanessa virginiensis” or “American Lady”; http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/1088703

Species page at BAMONA, http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Vanessa-virginiensis

1 year ago (“Cabbage white (female)”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-06-30
2 years ago (“16th time this month!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-06-30
3 years ago (“Vanessa atalanta”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-06-30
4 years ago (“Wood furniture”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-06-30
5 years ago (“Nature’s own ‘skyward-pointing dish’”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-06-30

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[Joanna kate]

Terrific image, colourful, fav