Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly on Coneflower (Echinacea sp), New Mexico

Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly on sunflower, New Mexico

MYN / David Hunter / American Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis). San Joaquin River Gorge, Auberry California, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Jerry Monkman / American painted lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) Rye, New Hampshire, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Rolf Nussbaumer / Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui / virginiensis), feeding on Maximilians Sunflower (Helianthus maximilianii). Comal County, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, October.

LYNN M. STONE / American Lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) feeding on nectar of Eastern Joe-Pye-Weed (Upatoriadelphus dubius) Connecticut, USA

Jerry Monkman / American Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) on a flowering Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Maine, USA

Jerry Monkman / American Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis) on a flowering Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea) Maine, USA

Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly feeding on Purple Aster (Aster foliaceus), North America

Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly on Coneflower (Echinacea sp), New Mexico

Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly feeding on Rocky Mountain Bee Plant (Cleome serrulata), North America

PREMAPHOTOS / American painted lady butterfly {Vanessa virginiensis} South Carolina, USA

Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly on Coneflower (Echinacea sp), New Mexico

Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly on Coneflower (Echinacea sp), New Mexico

Tim Fitzharris / American Painted Lady (Cynthia virginiensis) butterfly feeding on Tickseed (Coreopsis sp) flower, New Mexico