It's an American lady. You can tell by the white spot in the orange field on the forewing. Also, the body doesn't have a lot of grayish coloring that extends out into the wings.

Beautiful picture!

Sherry

Thanks, I see the white dot!! This is the first one i've seen in my garden.

Great!! My hosts are just peeking up; she can't be far behind:)

I've seen very few this year. No cats on the Sweet Everlasting yet that I've seen.

They're on their way, I'm sure...
Hopefully your visitor is an ELF (egg laying female) lol