American Painted Lady Vanessa virginiensisThe American Painted Lady or American Lady Vanessa virginiensis is another favorite butterfly of the family Brushfooted Butterflies Nymphalidae, donning large eyes. These painted beauties are most often sighted between late April and early October. They migrate south for the winter. If you look within the plants of Edelweiss or Pearly Everlasting in the summer you may find some of the caterpillars of the American Painted … [Read more...] about Flower Hill Farm BUTTERFLIES OF 2011 ~ American Painted Lady
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Unusual July Sunrise Just As It Was Middle Meadow Garden American Painted Lady sipping Echinacea Healing Flames Long Awaited FIRST SIGHTING MONARCH BUTTERFLY!!! July 14, 2011 Laying Eggs on Young Milkweed Along the Paths! Milkweed Bugs and Monarch Share Milkweed Sunset Glow Viburnum at Dusk Full Moon Sunrise Solitary Red-eyed Vireo Beloved by Birds Viburnum Berries Soon to Vanish Second Day More Eggs to Lay. First . . . Morning Milkweed … [Read more...] about Fiery Orange Rising Reflecting Giving Life