Hi Bard,
I tried to determine which species mine were. They had strings of 4 - 5
equal-sized submarginal black spots with blue centers both topside and
underside of the hindwings, so I called them painted ladies (Vanessa cardui)
rather than American ladies (Vanessa virginiensis).
I was struck by how small the individuals in this fall generation are. Earlier
in the summer I had some _big_ painted ladies, nearly the size of Great
Spangled Fritillary.
-Geo
> On Sep 24, 2017, at 4:01 PM, Bard Prentiss wrote:
>
> I could not get close enough to determine which species they were
> Painted or American
>
> Best
> Bard
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