American Lady American Lady

Painted Lady Painted Lady

Class: Hexapoda (animals with six legs - includes all insects)
    lepido = scale and ptera = wings (singular is pteron)
    The wings are covered with small scales.
Order: Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
Family: (brushfoot butterflies)
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Species: Vanessa virginiensis and Vanessa cardui
Common Name: American Lady and Painted Lady
Date : American Lady - 2001 June 01 and Painted Lady - 2001 Aug 09, Aug 14 (below with wings spread)
Place: Guadalupe Mountains National Park
   

From above, the Lady butterflies look similar - orange with black and white markings and a row of spots on the hind wings. However, when their wings are folded, the species are easily separated. The species shown here occur throughout much of the continental U.S.

Painted Lady Painted Lady

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