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Vanessa cardui
Small pupa, ~1 in. long, hanging from a thistle. Found on near a creek, in mixed hardwood (mostly Basswood, Oak, Maple)
Spotted on Jul 3, 2014
Submitted on Jul 3, 2014
4 Comments
Doing a little research based on your suggestion LuckyLogan, I think you are right that it is a Pained Lady. Thistle is not one of the host plants for red admiral but it is for Painted Lady. http://www.dallasbutterflies.com/Butterf...
And also it looks more like painted lady, thanks for your help.
Thanks beaker98, I have never seen anything like this either, and am very curious of what it could be
Looks like genus Vanessa. So Red Admiral or Painted Lady. I'm pretty sure thistle is a host of Red Admiral (V. atalanta) so it's also likely the same for V. cardui. Chrysalis seems more similar to Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady).
That's really cool! Never seen anything like that. Nice pics dferris1.