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Australian Painted Lady

Venessa kershawi

Photo by lori.tas
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

A colorful butterfly with a 2 inch wingspan. Similar to Painted lady butterfly, Vanessa cardui, and sometimes considered a sub-species, but differs in having four blue hind-wing eyespots.

Habitat:

Domestic garden.

Reference Links:

Australian painted lady

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PublishedJanuary 29, 2011

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