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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