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Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Photo by EvelynWilson
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Field Notes

Description:

I would say this is a moth, very hairy body. Brownish wings with orange, white and black spots.

Habitat:

Sonoran Desert

Reference Links:

Butterflies and Moths of North America | collecting and sharing data about Lepi…

Species ID Suggestions

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

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AshleyT
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Comments (3)
bayucca
Should be cardui (missing "i").
AshleyT
This is a butterfly. The way to tell the difference between almost all moths and butterflies is by looking at the antennae. Butterflies have clubs on the end of them, moths have fuzzy antennae.

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Mexico Horn of Plenty
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PublishedOctober 13, 2013

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