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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Aug 15, 2007

I'm just not finding this one. Can anyone help.

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rvnsbrk FLOYD, VA(Zone 6a) Aug 15, 2007

I am perplexed as well. Can't ID it either. Claypa will know when she comes by.

Juanita

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Aug 15, 2007

It looks much like our Red Admiral, do you have that there?

http://aolsearch.aol.co.uk/aol/image?query=red%20admiral%20butterfly&invocationType=imageTab

In any case, it most likely a Vanessa species.

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Aug 15, 2007

This is the under side of Red Admiral, Vanessa atalanta, the only difference I am seeing is the salmon coloured bar showing on the back of the forewing, yours looks to have more white around it.

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/images/1362.jpg

There are only 4 species there and the rest look like the Painted Lady, perhaps your pic is showing some overexposure?

http://www.public.iastate.edu/~mariposa/species.html

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wallaby1 Lincoln, United Kingdom(Zone 8a) Aug 15, 2007

Vanessa virginiensis,

http://aolsearch.aol.co.uk/aol/image?query=Vanessa%20virginiensis&invocationType=imageTab

Vanessa cardui,

http://aolsearch.aol.co.uk/aol/image?invocationType=topsearchbox.image&query=Vanessa+cardui+

Vanessa annabella is limited to the West Coast,

http://aolsearch.aol.co.uk/aol/image?invocationType=topsearchbox.image&query=Vanessa+annabella+

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 15, 2007

I think it's a Red Admiral, too. It is a little unusual though.
Mike


http://bugguide.net/node/view/126616

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Aug 15, 2007

That claypa, she know her bugs......heehee

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mgarr Hanover Twp., PA(Zone 6a) Aug 16, 2007

Thanks! It sure looks like a Red Admiral. Actually the picture was turned side ways. I took this in the forest and she was facing down.

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Aug 16, 2007

I think claypa is a 'he'

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