Painted Lady Butterfly ..... ( Vanessa
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 Painted Lady Butterfly ...
Harvey Kirsch 2008 DigiPixels_Image
The Painted Lady Butterfly is most common; appearing world wide in varied habitats. They feed on nectar from many flower species, but like thistles. The differences between the Painted Lady and the American Painted Lady are the four eye-spots on the lower wing. ( See Right Panel ) The Painted Lady has four smaller black spots with a touch of blue on the upper hind
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 Butterfly Side View wing. The upper wing tips are more rounded, and white markings are replacing some of the orange.
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