Butterflies and mothsIn Ashtabula County, Ohio

American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis (Drury, 1773)

American Lady in all of Ohio
American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Genus
Vanessa
Near Ashtabula County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (30)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (50)
  • Recorded, season not shown (8)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
American Lady by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyNo qualifying records yet
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County49 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Ashtabula County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 22 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Ashtabula County · records of all species each week, 12,822 in all

Records per week from 22 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of American Lady in Ashtabula County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of American LadyYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100011
Jan 11–17002
Jan 18–24007
Jan 25–310014
Feb 1–7004
Feb 8–14006
Feb 15–21004
Feb 22–280018
Mar 1–70010
Mar 8–140012
Mar 15–210032
Mar 22–280036
Mar 29 – Apr 40028
Apr 5–110080
Apr 12–1800136
Apr 19–2511175
Apr 26 – May 211244
May 3–922285
May 10–1621238
May 17–2311218
May 24–3000359
May 31 – Jun 611407
Jun 7–1311483
Jun 14–2000627
Jun 21–2700341
Jun 28 – Jul 400669
Jul 5–1100565
Jul 12–1832828
Jul 19–25001,038
Jul 26 – Aug 111623
Aug 2–831706
Aug 9–1500686
Aug 16–2211352
Aug 23–2900611
Aug 30 – Sep 500653
Sep 6–1200526
Sep 13–1900310
Sep 20–2600200
Sep 27 – Oct 311280
Oct 4–1011276
Oct 11–1721175
Oct 18–2411175
Oct 25–3100123
Nov 1–70046
Nov 8–140095
Nov 15–210026
Nov 22–280012
Nov 29 – Dec 50018
Dec 6–120021
Dec 13–190014
Dec 20–26007
Dec 27 – Jan 20010

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

Reported as a caterpillar

Only 2 records here are marked as caterpillars, too few to show a caterpillar season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-April to early October, middle week Jun 14–20

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 623 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 414 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of American Lady in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of American LadyYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–1115526,860
Apr 12–1830439,925
Apr 19–2534441,623
Apr 26 – May 249856,391
May 3–922952,952
May 10–1641653,785
May 17–2329757,698
May 24–3029754,651
May 31 – Jun 625753,099
Jun 7–1329753,700
Jun 14–2022956,625
Jun 21–2713755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 430758,477
Jul 5–1131961,336
Jul 12–1834964,722
Jul 19–2519969,753
Jul 26 – Aug 112659,416
Aug 2–819659,712
Aug 9–1511755,994
Aug 16–2221954,328
Aug 23–2918751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 59557,167
Sep 6–1219759,075
Sep 13–195254,543
Sep 20–268645,860
Sep 27 – Oct 310443,180
Oct 4–1014537,841
Oct 11–1714630,824
Oct 18–244321,156
Oct 25–314319,021
Nov 1–70014,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult late June to mid-October, middle week early August. An earlier season is not shown: most records are from one year.

Reported as a caterpillar

Usually reported as a caterpillar early May to early September, middle week Jun 7–13.

From 91 records that are marked as caterpillars. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as a caterpillar, not when caterpillars are about.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Vanessa recorded in Ashtabula County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Painted Lady Vanessa carduiOften confused in Ohio: 40 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Monarch Danaus (Danaus) plexippus95 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta94 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Common Buckeye Junonia coenia58 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Pearl Crescent Phyciodes tharos43 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsUsually mid-April to early October, middle week mid-June · 623 records
  • Reported as a caterpillarUsually early May to early September, middle week early June · 91 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in January to March, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed54%49%
Farmland21%11%
Forest21%31%
Wetland2%5%
Grassland and shrub1%0.9%
Open water0.9%3%

From 322 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

623 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.