Attributes of Vanessa annabella
West Coast Lady
Vanessa annabella (Field, 1971)
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Nymphalinae
Identification: Upperside is orange-brown with an orange bar at the leading edge of the forewing; hindwing with 3 or 4 blue submarginal spots. Underside with complex pattern; eyespots are obscured by other markings.
Wing Span: 1 1/2 - 2 1/4 inches (3/8 - 5.7 cm).
Life History: Males perch to watch for receptive females. Females lay eggs singly on upperside of host plant leaves; caterpillars eat leaves and live in a silken nest. Adults hibernate.
Flight: Many flights throughout the year in lowland California; two flights, summer and fall, in the Rocky Mountains; one flight in higher mountains.
Caterpillar Hosts: Many plants in the mallow family (Malvaceae) including tree mallow (Lavatera), globe mallow (Sphaeralcea), bush mallow (Malvastrum), mallow (Malva), alkali mallow (Sida), checkerbloom (Sidalcea), and hollyhock (Althea).
Adult Food: Flower nectar.
Habitat: Open places including weedy areas, gardens, roadsides, fields, foothills, chaparral, disturbed areas.
Range: Western North America from southern British Columbia south to Baja California Norte; south and east to Montana, Colorado, New Mexico, and Mexico. Strays to central Kansas, eastern North Dakota, and southern Ontario.
Conservation: Not required.
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Occasionally causes minor damage to hollyhock (Althaea) leaves.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 200 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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July 06, 2011 | sbouffard | Jefferson County, Idaho, United States | April 05, 2012 | Details |
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March 25, 2012 | aahewetson | Texas, Lubbock County, United States | April 03, 2012 | Details |
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February 26, 2012 | Michelle Sneck | Mohave County, Arizona, United States | March 10, 2012 | Details |
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February 21, 2012 | AKimages | San Diego County, California, United States | March 06, 2012 | Details |
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April 08, 2011 | Amateur Entomologist | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | February 28, 2012 | Details |
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August 02, 2010 | Amateur Entomologist | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | February 16, 2012 | Details |
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February 03, 2012 | Hickok-Haley | Los Angeles County, California, United States | February 04, 2012 | Details |
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January 29, 2012 | mudgrub12 | Placer County, California, United States | January 29, 2012 | Details |
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January 02, 2012 | coreyk | Clark County, Nevada, United States | January 06, 2012 | Details |
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October 31, 2011 | tymacs | Davis County, Utah, United States | December 07, 2011 | Details |
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September 17, 2011 | feller53 | San Mateo County, California, United States | December 05, 2011 | Details |
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November 21, 2011 | AKimages | San Diego County, California, United States | December 04, 2011 | Details |
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September 24, 2011 | jim8435wisc | Yellowstone National Park County, Wyoming, United States | November 27, 2011 | Details |
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August 28, 2010 | guy_incognito | Riverside County, California, United States | August 14, 2011 | Details |
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July 24, 2011 | AKimages | San Diego County, California, United States | July 29, 2011 | Details |
| July 06, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Kern County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| April 27, 1980 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Yolo County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 30, 1958 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Riverside County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 04, 2004 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | Santa Barbara County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| May 25, 2005 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | Santa Barbara County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 06, 2003 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| March 05, 2005 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| August 24, 2011 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Kern County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 28, 2011 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Tulare County, California, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| October 07, 1993 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Clark County, Nevada, United States | May 01, 2011 | Details | |
| September 28, 2010 | paulopler (Paul Opler) | Madison County, Montana, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| September 26, 2010 | paulopler (Paul Opler) | Teton County, Wyoming, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 14, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Tulare County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| March 16, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dimock) | Ventura County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| March 16, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dimock) | Ventura County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 14, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Tulare County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| March 16, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Tom Dimock) | Ventura County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 14, 2010 | Ken Davenport (Ken Davenport) | Tulare County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| July 06, 1974 | legacy.reporter (Jim Brock) | Kern County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| April 27, 1980 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Yolo County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| May 30, 1958 | legacy.reporter (unknown) | Riverside County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| May 04, 2004 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | Santa Barbara County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| May 25, 2005 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | Santa Barbara County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| September 06, 2003 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| March 05, 2005 | legacy.reporter (William Bouton) | San Luis Obispo County, California, United States | December 31, 2010 | Details | |
| June 15, 1980 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| June 25, 1977 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Trinity County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| August 06, 1978 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| September 16, 1978 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| September 20, 1979 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| August 06, 1976 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| August 16, 1979 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| August 16, 1979 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Trinity County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| September 06, 1976 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Trinity County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details | |
| September 07, 1976 | legacy.reporter (A. M. Shapiro) | Siskiyou County, California, United States | August 02, 2010 | Details |
