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Painted Lady or Cosmopolitan

Vanessa cardui

Photo by dazynay
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Notes:

We raised this one from a caterpillar.

Species ID Suggestions

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

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Comments (3)
bayucca
It is the other one, Vanessa cardui. Note the different amount and size of spots on the hindwing: http://people.duke.edu/~jspippen/butterflies/americanlady.htm

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PublishedApril 28, 2013

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