Big Painted Lady irruption this year, was detected early elsewhere, and now
coming through our neck of the woods. The species has an almost worldwide
distribution, and is famous for their migrations, but they're irruptive and
irregular (another way of saying we don't fully understand when and wh
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 struc
My post got away before I re read it. The corrected version follows.
Best,
Bard
> Subject: Painted ladies
>
> I had three ladies in my yard yesterday.
> I am very happy to see what appears to be increased interest in butterflies.
> Butterflies and moths were my way into nature studies. Althoug
I could not get close enough to determine which species they were
Painted or American
Best
Bard
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I had three ladies in my yard yesterday am not happy to see what appears to be
increased interest in butterflies. Butterflies and moths were my way into
nature studies although my parents were bird watchers. My interest in birds
came much later.
Bard
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Both Cayuglists are noting the painted lady explosion.
And interestingly, if you type "painted lady butterfly" into a search engine
right now, you will find that there are “wow—all the painted ladies” reports
from Minnesota, Jamestown, and many more places. What kind of synchrony is
this?