Flowering Plants Visited
by Vanessa virginiensis


Vanessa virginiensis Drury: Nymphalidae, Lepidoptera
(observations are from Robertson, Graenicher, Reed, Clinebell, Catling, Voss, and Wilhelm & Rericha; this butterfly is the American Painted Lady)

Asclepiadaceae: Asclepias spp. [plup sn] (V), Asclepias purpurascens [plpr sn] (Rb), Asclepias syriaca sn (WR); Asteraceae: Antennaria neglecta [unsp sn] (Gr), Antennaria plantaginifolia [stam sn] (Rb), Arctium minus sn (V), Aster spp. sn (V), Aster drummondii sn (Gr), Aster laevis sn (Gr), Aster lanceolatus sn (Rb), Aster novae-angliae sn (Gr), Aster pilosus sn (Rb), Aster prenanthoides sn (Gr), Aster puniceus sn (Gr), Aster salicifolius sn (Rb), Bidens cernua sn (Rb), Boltonia asterioides sn (Rb), Cirsium altissimum sn (Gr), Cirsium arvense sn (Gr), Cirsium muticum sn (V), Coreopsis lanceolata sn (V), Coreopsis palmata sn (Rb), Echinacea pallida sn (Rb, Cl, WR), Echinacea purpurea sn (Rb), Eupatoriadelphus maculatus sn (V), Eupatoriadelphus purpureus sn (Rb, Gr), Eupatorium perfoliatum sn (V, WR), Euthamia graminifolia sn (Rb, Gr), Helianthus grosseserratus sn (Rb), Helianthus strumosus sn (Gr), Heliopsis helianthoides sn (Gr), Liatris aspera sn (WR), Parthenium integrifolium sn (WR); Rudbeckia laciniata sn (Rb), Silphium perfoliatum sn (Rb), Solidago spp. sn (V), Solidago juncea sn (Gr), Solidago speciosa sn (Re), Taraxacum officinale sn (Rb); Boraginaceae: Lithospermum canescens sn (Rb), Lithospermum croceum sn (WR); Caprifoliaceae: Symphoricarpos occidentalis sn (Gr), Viburnum prunifolium sn (Rb); Caryophyllaceae: Stellaria media sn (Rb); Cornaceae: Cornus obliqua sn (Rb); Dipsacaceae: Dipsacus fullonum sn (Rb); Fabaceae: Cercis canadensis sn np (Rb), Melilotus alba sn (Rb), Trifolium pratense sn fq (Rb), Trifolium repens sn (Rb); Lamiaceae: Monarda bradburiana sn (Rb), Monarda fistulosa sn (Rb), Nepeta cataria sn (Rb), Pycnanthemum tenuifolium sn fq (Rb); Lauraceae: Sassafras albidum sn (Rb); Liliaceae: Camassia scilloides sn (Rb); Orchidaceae: Spiranthes vernalis sn np (Ct); Parnassiaceae: Parnassia glauca sn (Gr); Polemoniaceae: Phlox pilosa sn (Rb); Rosaceae: Crataegus coccinea (Rb), Prunus spp. sn (V), Prunus americana sn (Rb), Prunus pumila sn (V), Prunus serotina [flwr sn] (Rb); Rubiaceae: Cephalanthus occidentalis sn (Rb); Salicaceae: Salix nigra [stam sn] (Rb); Scrophulariaceae: Veronicastrum virginicum sn (Rb); Violaceae: Viola cucullata sn (Rb)


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