{"id":5989,"date":"2014-10-09T13:08:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T17:08:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/?p=5989"},"modified":"2020-08-14T02:11:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T06:11:03","slug":"american-lady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/american-lady\/","title":{"rendered":"American Lady"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I saw three beautiful butterflies (and a toad!) in a garden I walk past almost every day so I decided to stop and observe for a bit since I had my camera with me. \u00a0Here is one of the beauties I observed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"20141008_American_Lady_Butterfly_by_Catina_Anderson_(1_of_4)\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141008_American_Lady_Butterfly_by_Catina_Anderson_1_of_4.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite an interest in nature I&#8217;m \u00a0not very proficient at identification. \u00a0So after some time spent googling I learned this was an American Lady Butterfly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5994\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141008_American_Lady_Butterfly_by_Catina_Anderson_1_of_1.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141008_American_Lady_Butterfly_by_Catina_Anderson_1_of_1.jpg 600w, http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141008_American_Lady_Butterfly_by_Catina_Anderson_1_of_1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There was some confusion in my search as to whether it was called a Painted Lady, an American Lady or an American Painted Lady. \u00a0Goodness\u2026 the student in me still wants a teacher to tell me the &#8220;right&#8221; answer\u2026 \u00a0so I was thrilled when I came across this guide to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.virginia.edu\/blandy\/clarkecountylandusesurvey\/butterflyguide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">butterfly identification in Northern VA<\/a> from Blandy Arboretum. \u00a0http:\/\/www.virginia.edu\/blandy\/clarkecountylandusesurvey\/butterflyguide.pdf<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"20141008_American_Lady_Butterfly_by_Catina_Anderson_(2_of_4)\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141008_American_Lady_Butterfly_by_Catina_Anderson_2_of_4.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It indicated that the difference between the Painted Lady and the American Lady was the presence of 2 eyespots on the lower wing of the American Lady and 4 on the painted lady. \u00a0As seen below, this one has 2. \u00a0American Lady it is!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"20141008_American_Lady_Butterfly_by_Catina_Anderson_(3_of_4)\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141008_American_Lady_Butterfly_by_Catina_Anderson_3_of_4.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And for one final closer look\u2026 a close crop of the photo above as the butterfly enjoys a bit of nectar. \u00a0The kids thought the eye spots on the wings were particularly &#8220;cool.&#8221; \u00a0I love the detail in the actual eye and the awesome way the underside of the wings differs from the top.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"pp-insert-all size-full aligncenter\" title=\"20141008_American_Lady_Butterfly_by_Catina_Anderson_(4_of_4)\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/catinaanderson.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/20141008_American_Lady_Butterfly_by_Catina_Anderson_4_of_4.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also love that I can now identify another species of butterfly the next time my kids ask because I took a moment to stop and learn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I saw three beautiful butterflies (and a toad!) in a garden I walk past almost every day so I decided to stop and observe for a bit since I had my camera with me. \u00a0Here is one of the beauties I observed. 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