Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Nymphalidae (nim-FAL-ih-dee) (Info)
Genus: Vanessa
Species: virginiensis (vir-jin-ee-EN-sis) (Info)
Profile:3 positives
1 neutral
No negatives
Regional...This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: ,
Deer, Arkansas
Marion, Arkansas
North Little Rock, Arkansas
Canoga Park, California
Boca Raton, Florida
Brooksville, Florida
Dallas, Georgia
Villa Park, Illinois
Westchester, Illinois
Atalissa, Iowa
Benton, Kentucky
La Place, Louisiana
Skowhegan, Maine
Milton, Massachusetts
Pinconning, Michigan
Butte, Montana
Dover, New Hampshire
Greensboro, North Carolina
Glouster, Ohio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Whitehall, Pennsylvania
Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
Fort Worth, Texas
Helotes, Texas
New Caney, Texas
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Member Notes:
| Rating | Author | Comment |
| Positive | Todd_Boland | On Jul 27, 2006, Todd_Boland from St. John's, NL
(Zone 5b) wrote:A fairly common butterfly in Newfoundland. Adults emerge in August. Their host plant are thistles so they are the good guys in my books! I grew an Onopordum (Scotch Thistle) last year and they devoured it....oh well, at least the thistle was good for something. | | Positive | melody | On Jul 30, 2006, melody from Benton, KY
(Zone 7a) wrote:A pretty little butterfly with a wingspan of up to 2".
found throughout the US and southern Canada.
The caterpillar is velvety black with black spines, narrow yellow-green crossbands and white spots on the sides. It feeds on the foliage of composite flowers, especially everlastings and forget-me-nots | | Positive | IrisLover79 | On Sep 10, 2006, IrisLover79 from Westchester, IL
(Zone 5b) wrote:Pretty little butterflies. In my 8th grade science class, we had a type of netted bag with cocoons inside. We watched the caterpillars turn into cocoons and then the cocoons turn into butterflies. We released the butterflies at the end of the semester, so I'm assuming they're good guys or endangered in some way.
~Kristy | | Neutral | sueatkins | On May 5, 2007, sueatkins from Brooksville, FL wrote: I don't believe this buttfly is endangered, at least not at this time. And I believe that is because it has a diverse list of host plants which virtually available all over the world.
In my area, the weed they use as host plant is cudweed. Yes, I let it grow in my garden. In spring as the cudweed begins to stress over the heat, I start to look for the caterpillar nests in the fuzzy flower tips.I have read that they are the clowns of the gardens. They certainly seem so with their antics. |
| | By princessnonie
 By melody
 By carrjohn
 By kniphofia
 By Todd_Boland
 By DiOhio
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