Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00090
American Lady
Vanessa virginiensis
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About American Lady
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) belongs to Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.
Natural history and identification
The American lady's caterpillar shelters in a web on everlasting plants, including Gnaphalium and Anaphalis. California observations also document breeding on cultivated Gazania. These are documented feeding associations from outside Hawaiʻi; they should guide a search for local breeding evidence without being presented as confirmed Kauaʻi host records.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Vanessa virginiensis
- Common names
- American Lady
- Family
- Nymphalidae
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis) belongs to Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera. Its recorded origin status is introduced.