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Vanessa cardui
This painted lady was spotted wandering a flower meadow. It landed on the road to warm up.
Montado/dehesa. V. cardui is one of the most widespread of all butterflies, found on every continent except Antarctica and South America.
This photo was taken in Herdade da Ribeira Abaixo (Grândola), an homestead that belongs to the Faculty of Sciencies of the University of Lisbon.
Spotted on May 1, 2014
Submitted on May 9, 2014
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