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Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Photo by TamLar
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Field Notes

Description:

The Painted Lady is about 2" in overall size. The upper body is patterned with orange and black with white spots on the wing margin and with in the black part of the pattern. The lower body is patterned in black, orange brown and white. The lower wing has 2 large eyespots with 2 smaller eye spots between the large eyespots.

Habitat:

Found in many common habitats throughout it's range.

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PublishedOctober 22, 2013

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