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Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Photo by Nature Nerd
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Field Notes

Description:

Above, the Painted Lady is an orange butterfly, with a black apex with white spots in the forewing, and thick dark lines in the forewing. Below, this species has four small circular spots on the hindwing that are much harder to see than the two larger spots of the American Lady.

Habitat:

Open field

Species ID Suggestions

American Lady

Vanessa virginiensis

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