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Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

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Field Notes

Description:

Upperside is orange-brown with darker wing bases; forewing with black apex patch and white bar on leading edge; hindwing submarginal row of 5 small black spots sometimes has blue scales. Underside has a black, brown, and gray pattern with 4 small submarginal eyespots.

Habitat:

Everywhere

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PublishedJune 14, 2014

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