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Painted Lady; Vanesa de los Cardos

Vanessa cardui

Description:

Big butterfly, 5-9 cm wingspan. The upperside is orange-brown with darker wing bases. The forewing has a black apex patch and a white bar on the leading edge. The hindwing has a submarginal row of 5 small black spots which sometimes has blue scales. The underside has a black, brown, and gray pattern with 4 small submarginal eyespots.

Habitat:

Spotted at the mountains in a heathland area. Parque Nacional de Sierra de Guadarrama. Peñalara

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/250 sec.; f/8; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 300.0 mm. No Flash fired

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2 Comments

arlanda
arlanda 8 years ago

Thanks armadeus.4

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 8 years ago

Beautiful pic! Thank you for sharing :)

arlanda
Spotted by
arlanda

Comunidad de Madrid, Spain

Spotted on Jul 23, 2015
Submitted on Oct 6, 2015

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