American Lady (my first!)

Carolyn has posted several shots of this brushfooted butterfly, but this is the first I have photographed! I was perplexed in the identification. Despite the eyespots on the hindwing, the forewing doesn’t have the distinctive 2 orange strips of the Common Buckeye and the hindwing doesn’t have the distinctive 4 eyespots of the Painted Lady. But searching through BAMONA’s image gallery for the family Nymphalidae (to which the Common Buckeye and Painted Lady belong) and I found it (on page 4 of 5 pages)!

Today I also photographed
» an Eastern Amberwing (dragonfly), http://bugguide.net/node/view/807694
» a new-to-me skipper: Tawny-edged Skipper (Polites themistocles);
» and a mating pair of “Black-and-red stink bugs” — a.k.a. (1) “Black-red stink bug; (2) “Wee harlequin bug”; (3) “Twice-stabbed stink bug”; and (4) “Two-spotted stink bug”;
but today’s post had to be the American Lady.
New challenge: capture an American Lady with wings down!

Not many frames today. Gave my summer class an exam I began grading and getting the house ready for a surprise dinner delivery by friends bringing one of Clare’s absolute-favorite “dishes”: Raymond’s lobster bisque.

Confirmed at BAMONA as Vanessa virginiensis or “American Lady”; http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/sighting_details/911214

One year ago (“Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-07-19
Two years ago (“Uninsured driver and parked vehicle…”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-07-19

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J. Voorberg

wow..very nice capture

July 20th, 2013

MaryBeth Dailey

Yay you! I love seeing and shooting a new buggie! I am not sure if I have ever gotten a pic of one of these. I may have, and thought it was a Painted Lady. Now I know to be more careful when identifying them! I had not gone out and communed with nature and shot bug pics in a few days. I was missing it. It was semi sunny this morning, so I went out to this little park and sat by their flowers. I saw and shot some many wonderful creatures. I will post them later. My favorite was this tiny baby Green anole lizard in purple flowers. He was adorable. Taking nature pics is so relaxing and yet exciting at the same time! Love it! Now, it is raining/thunderstorming on us up here at the lake. But that is OK. MOre time to look at my pics I just shot.

July 20th, 2013