Painted Lady Butterfly
Vanessa cardui
28.5364, -81.0176
Field Notes
Description:
Upperside with uneven brown, yellow, and orange pattern. Forewing with a black apical patch, a small white spot in the orange field below the patch, and a white bar at the leading edge of the forewing. Underside of hindwing with two large eyespots. Winter form is smaller and paler, summer form larger with brighter coloring.
Wing Span: 1 3/4 - 2 5/8 inches (4.5 - 6.7 cm).
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Vanessa-virginiensis
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