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Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

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Description:

i'm not 100% sure of ID, so clarification would help. these butterflies are gorgeous, although about 2/3 brown, they have a beautiful orange/red patch on the upper wing

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
Gordon Dietzman
The painted lady has several eyespots on the underside the wing (usually four). The other species that may be confused with the painted lady is the American lady, which has only two eyespots. This is, indeed, a painted lady. A nice sequence of photos!

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA
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PublishedAugust 16, 2013

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