Today I photographed an American Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis), which is also know as an American Lady.
At first I thought it was a Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui), a type that I had previously photographed (see my posting from 3 August). A closer examination and some internet research showed it was not the same butterfly. You can find more information in Wikipedia but the easiest identification features for me were the eyespots on the ventral side—the American Painted Lady has two large eyespots and the Painted Lady has four smaller ones.
I learned a good lesson today too about the need to carry a camera with me as often as possible. I took this photo at the outdoor sales area at a local Home Depot store.
American Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis)
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Mike Powell 
Just lovely, Mike!
Thanks. I love the colors of that butterfly.
The butterfly is great and you got a nice background.
Thanks. I was pretty fortunate that I managed to get that type of background. One of my friends said it looks like it was a studio. However, as my post noted, it was actually shot at my local Home Depot store.