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Mariposa Colorada, Painted Lady

Vanessa carye

Description:

Mariposa colorada, con bandas en las alas superiores y moteada en las inferiores.

1 Species ID Suggestions

KarenSaxton
KarenSaxton 12 years ago
Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui Painted Lady


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3 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 12 years ago

I agree isscarr. Vanessa cardui is not found in South America.

isscarr
isscarr 12 years ago

According to http://www.insectos.cl/listas/index_lepi..., there are two species of Vanessa sp. on Chile: carye and terpsichore.
It looks more like a Vanessa carye:
http://www.insectos.cl/mariposas/

isscarr
isscarr 12 years ago

Thanks, @KarenSaxton.

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Maipu, Región Metropolitana de Santiago, Chile

Spotted on Aug 24, 2010
Submitted on Dec 9, 2011

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