American Ladies in the East

Michael Gochfeld gochfeld at eohsi.rutgers.edu
Mon Apr 30 21:28:20 EDT 2001


Apropos of the migration of Painted Ladies: 

American Ladies, Vanessa virginiensis, is unusually common this spring 
in central and northern New Jersey. First appearing about mid-April 
after a very cold and protracted late winter/early spring, the 
individuals are still quite worn. They are present in the tens and 
twenties, not an inundation, but unusual numbers nonetheless. They don't 
really seem to be migrating as much as hanging around. There is some 
speculation that these may have overwintered locally as adults (hence 
the very worn condition) rather than being migrants from further south. 

M. Gochfeld

 
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