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Vanessa cardui
Was surprised to see this Painted Lady in Swaziland... After being there a while, I realized they were quite common in the area. Wingspan: males 40-45 mm females 45-50 mm
Mlawula Forest reserve After the first bridge over the Mlawula River in the Mbaluzi Gorge.
Spotted on Mar 16, 2014
Submitted on Nov 5, 2014
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Yes, I also saw that in Wiki, Kate. That surprised me as I don't recall seeing it that often on my travels...
One of the most widespread species, apparently:
"V. cardui is one of the most widespread of all butterflies, found on every continent except Antarctica and South America."
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_car...)