Vanessa virginiensis – American Painted Lady

Caterpillar foods:  Everlasting (Gnaphalium obtusifolium), Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margariteacea), Pussy Toes (Antennaria plantaginifolia), Wormwood (Artemisia), Ironweed (Vernonia), Burdock (Arctium)  (BAMONA)

Here’s a very good chart which shows the differences in wing patterns between Painted Ladies, and American Painted Ladies.

Overwinters in the south, and moves north in early spring.

7/15/2013

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7/2/2007

american lady at farm 2

 

5/17/2007 eggs on Pussytoes

american painted lady eggs on pussytoes 5-17-07

 

5/26/2007 caterpillar leaf shelter

american painted lady caterpillar nest 5-07

 

9/10/2010   flower petal shelter on Everlasting (Gnaphalium obtusifolium)

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9/10/2010  caterpillar in flower petal shelter on Everlasting

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6/7/2007  caterpillar in web shelter on Pussytoes

american painted lady caterpillar

 

6/7/2007

american painted lady caterpillar 6-7-07

 

6/7/2007

american painted lady caterpillars

 

6/26/2007

american painted lady chrysalis

 

7/2/2007  chrysalis just before emergence

american painted lady chrysalis

 

7/2/2007  adult just after emerging

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