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Copyright: Ungureanu Liviu (Apashu)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-05-30 |
| Categories: Insects |
| Exposure: f/8, 1/250 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-06-26 3:47 |
| Viewed: 316 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
The Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) is a well-known colourful butterfly, sometimes known in North America as the Cosmopolitan. This butterfly has a strange pattern of flying in a sort of screw shape.
Distribution
It is one of the most widespread of all butterflies, found on every continent except Antarctica. In Australia, V. cardui has a limited range around Bunbury, Fremantle and Rottnest Island. However, its close relative, the Australian Painted Lady (Vanessa kershawi, sometimes considered a subspecies) ranges over half the continent. Other closely related species are the American Painted Lady (Vanessa virginiensis), and the West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella). |
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