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Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Description:

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui), Distelfalter, Langnau im Emmental, Emmental, Switzerland

Habitat:

in my garden

Notes:

One, if probably not the most abundant and migrant butterfly on the globe. In US also called the "Cosmopolitan". Usually resident in warmer aeras, but commonly migrating in spring and autumn, depending on the resident location.

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7 Comments

ArthurHenn
ArthurHenn 9 years ago

Nice Capture!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Thanks, folks!

MayraSpringmann
MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Wonderful!!

Telse
Telse 11 years ago

This is gorgeous bayucca!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

lovely! Nice to see a swiss painted lady!

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Thanks, Ali!

Ali Hemati Pour
Ali Hemati Pour 11 years ago

Very Beautiful!

bayucca
Spotted by
bayucca

Langnau im Emmental, Bern, Switzerland

Spotted on May 23, 2009
Submitted on Feb 14, 2013

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