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Painted_Lady Thankfully this butterfly likes our garlic chives and has been coming back daily so I could get a better photo. I didn't capture it, however while shooting, a bee landed on the butterfly for a second, then flitted off. Fall,Geotagged,Painted Lady,United States,Vanessa cardui Click/tap to enlarge

Painted_Lady

Thankfully this butterfly likes our garlic chives and has been coming back daily so I could get a better photo. I didn't capture it, however while shooting, a bee landed on the butterfly for a second, then flitted off.

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    Christine Young
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    Nice! I haven't seen these lately, but I used to see them frequently -- on garlic chives too! Perhaps it's a favorite of theirs. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View DebRich's profile
      DebRich
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      Thanks, Christine. It seems very comfortable around me now after taking hundreds of photos to get this one. It flies around me in circles. : ) Posted 5 years ago
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        Christine Young
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        Haha, that's cute! Posted 5 years ago

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The Painted Lady

"Vanessa cardui" is the most widespread of all butterfly species. It is commonly called the painted lady, or formerly in North America the cosmopolitan.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by DebRich
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By DebRich

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Uploaded Aug 24, 2020. Captured Dec 6, 2011 15:48 in 846 Avant Ave, San Antonio, TX 78210, USA.
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  • NIKON D5100
  • f/8.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO250
  • 300mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.