American Painted Lady Butterfly

I go outside on Friday and see the Monarch, the next day I don't see it again. But I do see an American Painted Lady. I believe planting the Liatris was worth the effort.
American Painted Lady is a lot more rare than the Monarch.

I took one photo of an American Painted Lady last year before it flew off.

I never did see it again.

I hope this one hangs around for a while.

But if not I enjoyed it while it was here.

It hung upside down a lot and that is why most of the phtotos look upside down.

I was concentrating so much on the Painted Lady I did not see the bee until I was at the computer.