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West Coast Lady
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella
Insecta
UNCOMMON

Stats

Lifespan
A few weeks
Size
Small
Diet
Herbivore
Activity
Diurnal
Social
Solitary
Biome
Temperate grassland
Range
North America
Movement
Flight
Breeding
Egg-laying
Defense
Camouflage
Status
Uncommon

About

The West Coast lady is a butterfly that lives along the Pacific coast of North America. They have an amazing ability to recognize and remember the scent of plants, and they can even use this knowledge to navigate back to the exact spot where they were born.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    egg
    A tiny ribbed egg laid on the underside of a host-plant leaf, hatching within days.
  2. 2.
    caterpillar
    A voracious caterpillar feeds and molts through several instars, growing rapidly.
  3. 3.
    chrysalis
    A chrysalis hangs sealed and still while the body remodels into a winged adult.
  4. 4.
    butterfly
    A winged adult with full scales and coloration, ready to fly and mate.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Nymphalidae
Genus
Vanessa
Species
Vanessa annabella