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Vanessa kershawi
Beautiful but tattered butterfly. 4 dark spots on each hindwing, various sized white spots on forewing.
landing on the garden mulch in a street near the 3 Sisters Lookout.
You are welcome. When they are worn like this, I like to believe they have had a good adventure.
Sometimes more than one reference helps me explain identifiers and add better photos :)
Yes, I noticed the blue inside the black dots once I read the wiki reference you posted. I really like this new reference you have added!
Even though this spotting is worn, the blue centers in the 3 ocelli on the hind wings and the black apex is still visible. These are the markers to distinguish it from a Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui. Here is an additional reference
http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/Aus...
Spotted on Jan 6, 2014
Submitted on Feb 14, 2014
