American Painted Lady butterfly - Vanessa virginiensis

American Painted Lady Butterfly; Vanessa virginiensis

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American Painted Lady Butterfly
Vanessa virginiensis

Cudweed is simply a weed which grows in yards, gardens, fields, and ditches.
It's a weed we mow, hoe, weedeat, and pull from soil
never realizing it is essential to American Lady butterflies.
In Florida, this butterfly is a sign of spring.
When summer arrives, the American Lady is rarely seen.


An American Painted Lady drinks nectar from Lantana.	Caterpillars (larvae) make nests in their host plants.	The nest opened to reveal a caterpillar (larva).

Broad leaf cudweed Gnaphalium sp.	Narrow leaf cudweed Gnaphalium sp.	Sweet Everlasting

One caterpillar used three plants to create its nest.	American Lady caterpillars tightly curl when disturbed.	An American Lady caterpillar eating.

An American Lady caterpillar hangs in a 'J' preparing to pupate into a chrysalis.	A chrysalis (pupa) may be either neon green ...	... or the chrysalis may be gray.

An American Lady drinks from fruit in the butterfly garden. dvd.	American Lady adult drinking from butterfly bush, a nectar plant.	American Lady adult drinking from Stoke's Aster, a nectar plant. Note the bottom of the wings are missing due to a disappointed predator.

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American Painted Lady Butterfly; Vanessa virginiensis

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