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Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

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Field Notes

Description:

big butterfly poised upside down on some branches, beautiful bright colors. the upperwings were orange

Habitat:

Quinta do Vale de Cavalos, fluttering between flowers and branches

Notes:

it almost seems as if she was pretending to be a leaf, upside down on that branch

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
mendes.madalena
i saw the wings open, but didn't manage to catch a pic :(
PedroNicolau
They always open their wings on flowers, too bad this one was resting.. Still, always beautiful.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Butterflies & Moths of the World
Mission
Portugal's Biodiversity
Mission
European Butterflies and Moths
Mission
Parque Natural de Sintra-Cascais

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PublishedAugust 10, 2013

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