Duke Forest Blackwood Division, Orange Co., NC
15 May 2008
Duke Forest Blackwood Division, Orange Co., NC
15 May 2008
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.
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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Duke Forest Blackwood Division, Orange Co., NC 15 May 2008 |
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American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) Duke Forest Blackwood Division, Orange Co., NC 15 May 2008 |
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Johnston Co., NC 29 May 2005 |
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| 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 |
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| Nectaring on Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Orange Co., NC 16 July 2003 |
Nectaring on Rubus Caswell Co., NC 4 May 2006 |
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| Very worn individual! Orange Co., NC 16 June 2006 |
Very worn individual! Orange Co., NC 16 June 2006 |
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| Moore Co., NC 10 June 2006 |
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Pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia) is reported to be one of the hostplants for both American Lady and Painted Lady. Orange Co., NC 4/5/2006 |
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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 |
Created on ... June 25, 2003 | Updated on ... June 8, 2008 | jspippen@duke.edu