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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Butterflies and Skippers (Papilionoidea) » Brush-footed Butterflies (Nymphalidae) » Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc. (Nymphalinae) » Nymphalini » Ladies and Red Admiral (Vanessa) » Painted Lady - Hodges#4435 (Vanessa cardui)
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5015560 - Vanessa cardui
Copyright © 2005 Rob Curtis

5015560 - Vanessa cardui
Chicago, Illinois, USA
September 14, 2005
Size: ~1"
This looks like a Nymphalid, but had a thin webbing over it and there was another nearby with more. I think the plant was dock.
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Contributed by Rob Curtis on 16 September, 2005 - 8:46am
Last updated 9 October, 2005 - 8:40pm

Burdock and nest building
make it sound like Vanessa cardui. Wagner page 118
… john and jane balaban, 16 September, 2005 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Dock vs. Burdock
FYI, Burdock (Arctium spp.- Asteraceae) and Dock (Rumex spp.- Polygonaceae) are completely different plants
… Chuck Entz, 17 September, 2005 - 1:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks very much!
Thanks very much!
… Rob Curtis, 16 September, 2005 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

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