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Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Photo by JillyEnFuego
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We grew these guys from caterpillars, then released them.

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keithp2012
I've done this it was so much fun seeing them fly away. I have Thistle in my area so they actually laid eggs and had wild offspring.

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PublishedFebruary 25, 2012

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