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Painted lady

Vanesa cardui

Description:

The painted lady is a well known species of Lepidoptera due to their abundance and bright colour. They are of medium size with a lifespan of 2-4 weeks with a tendency to appear in groups of in swarms where resources are plentiful enough to support large numbers.

Habitat:

•Forest •Feilds •meadows

Notes:

•Has 4 subspecies

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Tyrelgarciatapper
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Tyrelgarciatapper

Gibraltar

Spotted on Apr 19, 2015
Submitted on Jun 26, 2015

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