Vanessa cardui
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Vanessa cardui is the most widespread of all butterfly species. It is commonly called the painted lady, or formerly in North America the cosmopolitan butterfly.
0 Belle dame Echinacea purpurea Havré
Butterfly August 2008 3
Wing scales.
Dorsal side
Australian painted lady
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The Australian painted lady is a species of butterfly mostly confined to Australia, although westerly winds have dispersed it to islands east of Australia, including New Zealand. Debate surrounds the
Vanessa cardui
…Antarctica and South America. In Australia V. cardui has a limited range around Bunbury, Fremantle and Rottnest Island. However its close relative, the Australian painted lady (V. kershawi, sometimes considered a subspecies), ranges over half the continent. Other closely related species are the American painted lady (V…
Australian painted lady feeding
V. kershawi adult soon after hatching - note the blue centre of hindwing eyespots.
Australian painted lady feeding
Australian painted lady on yellow flower