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Australian Painted Lady The painted lady is found around the globe, but Australia is the only location in which it varies enough to be considered a separate species. Larval food plants include capeweed (Arctotheca calendula), everlastings (Helichrysum) and paper daisies (Xerochrysum bracteatum). <br /> Wingspan 50 mm Australia,Australian painted lady,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Macro,Nymphalidae,Spring. Australian Painted Lady,Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi,Vanessa kershawi,arthropod,insect,invertebrate,new south wales Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Australian Painted Lady

The painted lady is found around the globe, but Australia is the only location in which it varies enough to be considered a separate species. Larval food plants include capeweed (Arctotheca calendula), everlastings (Helichrysum) and paper daisies (Xerochrysum bracteatum).
Wingspan 50 mm

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    Incredible light and subject. The details of the scales is so perfect! Posted 6 years ago

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The Australian painted lady

The Australian painted lady butterfly is mostly confined to Australia, although westerly winds have dispersed it to islands east of Australia, including New Zealand. Debate surrounds the taxonomy of this species. Some believe that the Australian painted lady should be a subspecies to the painted lady due to the similarity in lifestyle and behavior.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Ruth Spigelman
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By Ruth Spigelman

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Uploaded Jul 30, 2019. Captured Sep 23, 2017 10:45 in 59 Merewether St, Merewether NSW 2291, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/3.5
  • 1/197s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm