A female Vanessa virginiensis (American Lady) visited my garden in Long Beach and was interested in this licorice plant. April 5, 2011.

This American Lady was ovipositing on Licorice in my garden (see larva photos below from a few weeks later). July 3, 2009.

Vanessa virginiensis - the American Lady. Bear Canyon, off the Ortega Highway in Orange Co., August 10, 2005.

Ventral of the same American Lady, August 10, 2005.

Larva of an American Lady on a Licorice plant in my garden, July 26, 2009. Possibly from the female above.