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larose forest photos | all galleries >> INSECTS (INSECTA) (28 Galleries) >> Butterflies (Lepidoptera) (8 Galleries) >> Mourning Cloaks and the Vanessa butterflies (Family Nymphalidae: Subfamily Nymphalinae) >> The Ladies: American Lady and Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis and Vanessa cardui) > Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)
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23-SEP-2014 Christine Hanrahan

Painted lady (Vanessa cardui)

Green's Creek. These butterflies are migratory although they breed here after arriving in late spring/early summer. The generation that hatches out in late summer is the one that migrates south. This one is nectaring on new england aster.

Panasonic LUMIX FZ200
1/160s f/7.1 at 108.0mm iso160 full exif

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Ika Zinka Eferl24-Sep-2014 12:35
Very beautiful picture,Christine!V
pkocinski24-Sep-2014 12:16
So lovely.
Ghislaine et Réal Boulet24-Sep-2014 00:46
Splendid picture.
Claude Gagnon24-Sep-2014 00:13
Great work Christine to get this BEAUTIFUL shot :)) V
Kevin Warren24-Sep-2014 00:13
What a beauty! Impressive image!
bill friedlander23-Sep-2014 23:31
Very impressive photography! A clear full frame capture! V
janescottcumming23-Sep-2014 22:02
So pretty against the purple aster! V
hayl23-Sep-2014 21:41
What a lovely lady.
Guest 23-Sep-2014 21:00
A perfect beauty. V
Don23-Sep-2014 20:53
Great photo! A very similar species of Vanessa occurs in southern Australia.
Stephanie23-Sep-2014 20:17
Perfection! VV
joseantonio23-Sep-2014 19:30
I would like to be able to get a shot like this one.V.
J. Scott Coile23-Sep-2014 19:29
WOW!
Jim Coffman23-Sep-2014 19:27
This is a real beauty!! They are so pretty!!
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