tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516034747297970877.post8423686452127178127..comments2023-07-18T08:55:21.248-04:00Comments on Exiles in New York: Day 4.147: Why did I take this?the_exilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08317567327641097329noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516034747297970877.post-58607012319416643762011-06-08T04:03:40.284-04:002011-06-08T04:03:40.284-04:00Painted Ladies are also migrants here, coming from...Painted Ladies are also migrants here, coming from continental Europe, some years in great numbers. I haven't heard of any yet this year.Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516034747297970877.post-18705695671323050822011-06-07T13:51:20.500-04:002011-06-07T13:51:20.500-04:00That is what I believe this to be - although, acco...That is what I believe this to be - although, according to Wikipedia, it may be known as a Cosmopolitan here. Amazingly they don't overwinter here but recolonise from the southern states or from Mexico.<br /><br />The ones the kids were tending may have been <i>Vanessa virginiensis</i> - the American (Painted) Lady but I don't know for sure.the_exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317567327641097329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516034747297970877.post-16513918925742534392011-06-07T12:51:19.826-04:002011-06-07T12:51:19.826-04:00Is your Painted Lady the same as ours which is Van...Is your Painted Lady the same as ours which is Vanessa cardui?Dadnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516034747297970877.post-64869982087445037472011-06-07T09:08:23.075-04:002011-06-07T09:08:23.075-04:00I believe it's a Painted Lady, but I did not g...I believe it's a Painted Lady, but I did not get a much better view than this except for a flash of orange as it landed. Both <i>Exile #4</i> and <i>E5N1</i> tended Painted Lady caterpillars and released the butterflies at school recently so maybe this is one of theirs.the_exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317567327641097329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516034747297970877.post-52419059347886808742011-06-07T04:09:36.139-04:002011-06-07T04:09:36.139-04:00A very well camouflaged butterfly. Do you know the...A very well camouflaged butterfly. Do you know the species?Dadnoreply@blogger.com