Similar to the Painted Lady but note the more squared off forewing tip, the white spot in the red-orange area of the forewing, and the 2 large (rather than 4 medium) eyespots on the ventral hindwing. American Ladies are common statewide in NC and may be found from spring into the fall.
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 24 Oct 2020 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 13 May 2017 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 13 May 2017 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 13 May 2017 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 13 May 2017 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Jordan Lake, Chatham Co., NC 13 May 2017 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Elizabethan Gardens, Dare Co., NC 20 June 2020 |
#4571 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Duke Forest Durham Division, Orange Co., NC 31 May 2020 |
#4565 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Duke Forest Durham Division, Orange Co., NC 31 May 2020 |
#3854 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Duke Forest Durham Division, Orange Co., NC 8 June 2023 |
#2598 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Hill Forest, Orange Co., NC 16 May 2023 |
#2605 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Hill Forest, Orange Co., NC 16 May 2023 |
#2598 American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Wagram, Scotland Co., NC 25 May 2023 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Duke Forest Blackwood Division, Orange Co., NC 15 May 2008 | |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Duke Forest Blackwood Division, Orange Co., NC 15 May 2008 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Johnston Co., NC 29 May 2005 | |
Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) is reported to be one of the hostplants for both American Lady and Painted Lady. Orange Co., NC 4/5/2006 |
Two American Ladies and a Dion Skipper enjoy a disjunct patch of Common Milkweed growing in the North Carolina coastal plain. Washington Co., NC21 June 2006 |
Nectaring on Verbena Pettigrew State Park, NC 21 June 2003. One of approximately 500 American Ladies that day! |
Pettigrew State Park, NC 17 June 2001 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Nectaring on Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Orange Co., NC 16 July 2003 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Nectaring on Rubus Caswell Co., NC 4 May 2006 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Very worn individual! Orange Co., NC 16 June 2006 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Durham Co., NC 5 Oct 2014 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Moore Co., NC 10 June 2006 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Sandhills Game Lands, Richmond Co., NC 4 Aug 2016 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Craven Co., NC 22 Nov 2014 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Brumley Natural Area, Orange Co., NC 27 May 2018 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Alamance Co., NC 6 Apr 2024 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC 23 May 2011 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Rock Creek, El Paso Co., CO 9 July 2016 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Four Mile Creek, Teller Co., CO 11 July 2016 |
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Four Mile Creek, Teller Co., CO 11 July 2016 |
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