West Coast Lady (LEP144) Vanessa carye
Resembling the Painted Lady, this is a Pacific Slope species. The field marks with which to distinguish
it are: The bar in a black area at the end of the cell on the upper forewing
is orange, the eyespots on the upper hindwing are large and blue, and the
brown and white mottling below has a yellowish cast. Otherwise the color above is orange-peel
orange, with black markings and white spots.
The orange shows on the base of the forewing beneath. The drawing shows it visiting cheeseweed. |