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Vanessa cardui
i'm not 100% sure of ID, so clarification would help. these butterflies are gorgeous, although about 2/3 brown, they have a beautiful orange/red patch on the upper wing
Spotted on Aug 16, 2013
Submitted on Aug 16, 2013
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thanks suz, saumya, and kara!
no stanislav, unfortunately i do not :(
do you have one with open wings ? ;) , nice capture
You are quite welcome...
thank you gordon for the info and nice comment
The painted lady has several eyespots on the underside the wing (usually four). The other species that may be confused with the painted lady is the American lady, which has only two eyespots. This is, indeed, a painted lady. A nice sequence of photos!
thanks purplescarf :D
Amazing ! :)