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Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Description:

Orange, black, and white butterfly and part of a very large butterfly migration composed of Red Admiral butterflies, Question Marks, Monarchs, and various Swallowtail species.

Habitat:

Found in open meadow

Notes:

Seen basking on dead grasses. Warm, sunny morning (70F) Seen in the Prairie Garden of The Holden Arboretum, Lake County, Kirtland Twp., Kirtland, OH

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Brian Parsons
Spotted by
Brian Parsons

Kirtland, Ohio, USA

Spotted on May 2, 2012
Submitted on May 6, 2012

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