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Australian Painted Lady, Vanessa
Spotted resting on Boronia anemonifolia atop a ridge crest
Open Eucalyptus forest near Grafton, Australia.
Painted ladies can be found nearly globally.
Belongs to the family Nymphalidae.
Approximately 35mm long. Intricate underwing patterns including rings, ...
Wing span around 50mm. The fore wing above is black with orange markings. The ...
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A butterfly with a wingspan of about 50mm. Forewings were black with orange ...
The Australian Painted Lady is native to, as the name would suggest, Australia ...
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The Australian painted lady is remarkably similar to the painted lady (
Rottnest Island. However, its close relative, the Australian Painted Lady ...
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