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Painted Lady Caterpillar - Vanessa cardui The caterpillars hide in small silk nests that they construct on their host plants.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted on Pussytoes ( Antennaria sp.)<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80872/painted_lady_caterpillar_-_vanessa_cardui.html" title="Painted Lady Caterpillar - Vanessa cardui"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/80872_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=UqFOWTnEJBmtTg1%2BbJNgeHL966k%3D" width="200" height="166" alt="Painted Lady Caterpillar - Vanessa cardui *Sorry for the poor quality. This is what a completed nest looks like, so I wanted to share it.<br /> <br /> The caterpillars hide in small silk nests that they construct on their host plants.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted on Pussytoes ( Antennaria sp.)<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80871/painted_lady_caterpillar_-_vanessa_cardui.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80873/painted_lady_caterpillar_-_vanessa_cardui.html Geotagged,Spring,United States,Vanessa cardui,Vanessa carduui" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80873/painted_lady_caterpillar_-_vanessa_cardui.html" title="Painted Lady Caterpillar - Vanessa cardui"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/80873_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=eQ8qh98jLgLywY3lbLYkZ%2F85jWw%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Painted Lady Caterpillar - Vanessa cardui The caterpillars hide in small silk nests that they construct on their host plants.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted on Pussytoes ( Antennaria sp.)<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80871/painted_lady_caterpillar_-_vanessa_cardui.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80872/painted_lady_caterpillar_-_vanessa_cardui.html Geotagged,Spring,United States,Vanessa cardui,Vanessa carduui" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Spring,United States,Vanessa cardui,Vanessa carduui,caterpillar,larva,painted lady Click/tap to enlarge

Painted Lady Caterpillar - Vanessa cardui

The caterpillars hide in small silk nests that they construct on their host plants.

Habitat: Spotted on Pussytoes ( Antennaria sp.)

Painted Lady Caterpillar - Vanessa cardui *Sorry for the poor quality. This is what a completed nest looks like, so I wanted to share it.<br /> <br /> The caterpillars hide in small silk nests that they construct on their host plants.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted on Pussytoes ( Antennaria sp.)<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80871/painted_lady_caterpillar_-_vanessa_cardui.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80873/painted_lady_caterpillar_-_vanessa_cardui.html Geotagged,Spring,United States,Vanessa cardui,Vanessa carduui

Painted Lady Caterpillar - Vanessa cardui The caterpillars hide in small silk nests that they construct on their host plants.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted on Pussytoes ( Antennaria sp.)<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80871/painted_lady_caterpillar_-_vanessa_cardui.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/80872/painted_lady_caterpillar_-_vanessa_cardui.html Geotagged,Spring,United States,Vanessa cardui,Vanessa carduui

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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 Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Jun 22, 2019. Captured Jun 17, 2019 12:22 in 1001 Wiscasset Rd, Boothbay, ME 04537, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/22.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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