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Voilà!

She landed below me and spread her wings with a flourish. Then held the position as I took her photo. So beautiful it doesn't matter if she is a bit battered & faded and missing part of one antennae.
Painted Lady - Hodges#4435 (Vanessa cardui)

Vanessa cardui painted lady Hodges4435 butterfly insect bug pollinator pollinators dallas texas white rock lake orange brown butterfly close up open wings below me posing battered faded tattered reinhart branch orange butterfly