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American Lady
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Butterflies & moths

American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishAmerican Lady
DutchAmerikaanse distelvlinder
SpanishMariposa Vanesa americana
Chinese北美红蛱蝶
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameVanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)

About this species

The American painted lady or American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) is a butterfly found throughout North America.

The larvae feed on various Asteraceae, such as the cudweeds (genus Gnaphalium), the pussytoes (Antennaria), and the everlastings (Anaphalis), which all belong to tribe Gnaphalieae. All stages of the life cycle can be found throughout temperate North America as well as Madeira and the Canary Islands. Occasionally individuals can be found as far as southwest Europe. It has been introduced to Hawaii where it is one of four Vanessa species.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusVanessa

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