If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Saturday, October 29, 2016

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)

Another Lady that regularly visits our property is the American Lady (the other is Painted Lady Vanessa cardui). The easiest way for me to distinguish the two is by the pattern on their hindwings: American Ladies have two large eyespots on the hindwing below, while the Painted Ladies have a submarginal row of four small eyespots.
8/22/10 On a butterfly bush (Buddleia davidii) off of our front portico, La Cresta, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: American Lady

SPECIES: Vanessa virginiensis

FAMILY: Nymphalidae (Brush-Footed Butterflies)

RANGE: Open habitats across North America

LIFE LIST DATE: 8/22/2010

LOCATION: On the Lavender Butterfly Bush off of our front portico, La Cresta, Murrieta, SW Riverside County, CA
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