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Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Description:

largish orange butterfly. Note 5 spots on exterior of hindwings opposed to 2 found on Vaness virginiensis

Habitat:

most often found in open areas.

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2 Comments

TomElliott
TomElliott 11 years ago

Thank you Maria!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

Beautiful butterfly and spotting!

TomElliott
Spotted by
TomElliott

Wisconsin, USA

Spotted on May 22, 2012
Submitted on Jan 1, 2013

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