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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
wingspan : 5.4 - 5.8 cm;
male/ : Pale, pinkish-brown with black spots, plus white spots on forewings.
female Underside marbled pale and mid-brown with a row of blue eye-like
spots on hindwings.
larval
foodplant: thistles, nettles
We only get very occasional sightings of this butterfly. It seems to like sunny areas with thistles growing amongst tall grasses.
First sighting - July 2006
Highest yearly counts
2006(July) - 1
2007(July) - 1
2008(July/Aug) - 1
2009 Sightings:
June w/e | July w/e | Aug w/e | | | | | |
| 20th | 25th | 1st | 8th | 15th | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | |
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