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Vanessa virginiensis (Drury 1773) described in Papilio

American Painted Lady, Hunter's Butterfly

Andrew V. Z. Brower

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Containing group: Vanessa

Introduction

This species occurs throughout North America from Canada to Mexico.

Characteristics

Distinguished from Vanessa cardui by the two large submarginal ocelli on the underside of the hindwings.

Other Names for Vanessa virginiensis (Drury 1773) described in Papilio

Papilio huntera Fabricius 1775 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Papilio iole Cramer 1775 invalid junior homonym of Papilio iole Denis & Schiffermüller 1775 (= Apatura iris Linnaeus, 1758)
Pyrameis huntera var. fulvia Dodge 1900 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Vanessa virginiensis var. ahwashtee C. L. Fox 1921 currently viewed as a subjective junior synonym
Vanessa virgniensis ab. massachussettensis Gunder 1925 unavailable infrasubspecific name (ICZN Art. 45.6.2)
Cynthia virginiensis tr. f. simmsi Gunder 1927 unavailable infrasubspecific name (ICZN Art. 45.6.2)
Cynthia gnaphalii Fabricius 1938 unnecessary replacement name
Vernacular Names: American Painted Lady, Hunter's Butterfly

References

Lamas, G., Ed. (2004) Atlas of Neotropical Lepidoptera. Checklist: Part 4A Hesperioidea - Papiionoidea. Gainesville, Scientific Publishers/Association of Tropical Lepidoptera.

Title Illustrations

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Scientific Name	Vanessa virginiensis
Location	Bear, Delaware, USA
Comments	American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Reference	http://bugguide.net/node/view/362562
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Size	50 mm wing span
Image Use	This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 3.0.
Copyright	© Ted Kropiewnicki

Scientific Name	Vanessa virginiensis
Location	Bear, Delaware, USA
Comments	American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Reference	http://bugguide.net/node/view/362561
Specimen Condition	Live Specimen
Size	50 mm wing span
Image Use	This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License - Version 3.0.
Copyright	© Ted Kropiewnicki

About This Page

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA

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First online 22 January 2011
Content changed 24 July 2011

Citing this page:

Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2011. Vanessa virginiensis (Drury 1773) described in Papilio. American Painted Lady, Hunter's Butterfly. Version 24 July 2011 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Vanessa_virginiensis/77100/2011.07.24 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/