TL: USA, Virginia
Similar species
45-68 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyBabočka viržinská 
DeutschAmerikanischer Distelfalter 
EnglishAmerican Painted Lady 
EspañolCardera Americana 
FrançaisBelle américaine FrançaisVanesse des perlières 
MagyarVirginiai bogáncslepke 
NederlandsAmerikaanse distelvlinder 
PortuguêsVanessa-americana 
БългарскиАмериканско дневно пауново око 
РусскийВанесса виргинская 
中文北美紅蛺蝶 
日本語ヴァージニアヒメアカタテハ
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Anaphalis Pearly everlasting Asteraceae Antennaria dioica Mountain Everlasting Asteraceae Carduus Thistle Asteraceae Gnaphalium Cudweeds Asteraceae Senecio Ragwort Malvaceae Malva Mallow
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Papilio virginiensis Drury, 1773 Cynthia virginiensis Fabricius, 1807 Pyrameis virginiensis Hübner, 1819
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of North America Butterflies of America A.Warren, K.Davis, M.Stangeland Butterflies of Canada Butterflies of Cuba Tim Norriss euroButterflies Matt Rowling Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei North American Moth Photographers Group UK Butterflies Peter Eeles
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