The Ladies: American Lady and Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis and Vanessa cardui) Photo Gallery by larose forest photos at pbase.com

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larose forest photos | profile | all galleries >> INSECTS (INSECTA) (28 Galleries) >> Butterflies (Lepidoptera) (8 Galleries) >> Mourning Cloaks and the Vanessa butterflies (Family Nymphalidae: Subfamily Nymphalinae) >> The Ladies: American Lady and Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis and Vanessa cardui)

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The Ladies: American Lady and Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis and Vanessa cardui)

Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)	American lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis)	American lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis)
American lady (Vanessa virginiensis)	American lady (Vanessa virginiensis)	American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) underside, on new england aster
American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) on purple loosetrife	American lady (Vanessa virginiensis) on new england aster	Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)
Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui)	Painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui)	Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)
Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)	Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) on Viper's bugloss	Painted lady (Vanessa cardui) on red clover
Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)

Dan Opdal		03-Mar-2026 00:45
Wonderful Collection! V

Don		24-Feb-2026 22:27
A fine gallery of the ladies. These are remarkably similar to the Australian Painted Lady (V. kershawi) (https://pbase.com/donfranklin/image/173653818). Do larvae of your species also feed on members of the daisy family?

carol j. phipps		24-Feb-2026 17:15
Gorgeous gallery! Exquisite photography. Vote

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