Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
DORSAL
VENTRAL
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Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
DORSAL
VENTRAL
| Caterpillar Hostplants | An
incredibly wide range of host plants from many different families. ASTERACEAE:
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea),
Western Sagewort (Artemisia campestris), Mexican Sagebrush (Artemisia
ludoviciana), Musk-Thistle (Carduus nutans), Basket-Flower (Centaurea
sp.), Tall Thistle (Cirsium altissimum), Texas Thistle (Cirsium
texanum), Wavy-Leaf Thistle (Cirsium undulatum), Bull Thistle (Cirsium
vulgare), Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Milk-Thistle (Silybum
marianum).BORAGINACEAE: Borage (Borago officinalis), Blueweed (Echium
vulgare). CHENOPODIACEAE: Beet (Beta vulgaris), Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium
album).FABACEAE: Soy Bean (Glycine max). MALVACEAE: Hollyhock (Alcea
rosea), Common Mallow (Malva neglecta), Little Mallow (Malva parviflora),
Running Mallow (Malva rotundifolia), High Mallow (Malva sylvestris),
Globe-Mallow (Sphaeralcea sp.).PLANTAGINACEAE: English Plantain (Plantago
lanceolata), Dooryard Plantain (Plantago major).URTICACEAE: Nettle
(Urtica sp.). |
| Area
Sighting Locations | Throughout the Metroplex. |
| Seasonal Flight Data | |
| General Notes | Famous for its mass movements and migrations, this butterfly is sometimes extremely common and other years a rare sight. |
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