West Coast lady it lacks obvious ventral eyespots on the hindwings; there are two large ones on "V. virginiensis" and four small ones on "V. cardui". Like the latter, it also lacks a white dot in the pinkish-orange subapical field of the ventral and dorsal forewings. Its upperwing coloration has the purest orange of the three; the American painted lady is usually quite reddish. A less reliable indicator is the row of black eyespots on the dorsal submarginal hindwing. These are usually of roughly equal size in "V. cardui" and lack blue centers, though the summer morph may have a few tiny ones.
Black-and-white owl Black-and-white owl The black-and-white owl ("Strix nigrolineata") is a species of owl in the family Strigidae. The black-and-white owl is a medium-sized owl with a round head and no ear tufts. It is between 35–40 cm in length and weigh between 400-535 grams. It has a striped black-and-white breast, belly, and vent. With the exception of a black-and white striped collar, the upperparts from the crown to the tail are a sooty black. The facial disc is mostly sooty black, with white “eyebrows” that extend from the bill to the collar. The beak is a yellow-orange colour, and the eyes