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painted lady
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painted lady
n.
A widely distributed butterfly (Vanessa cardui) having brown, black, and orange markings. Also called cosmopolite, thistle butterfly.
painted lady
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a migratory nymphalid butterfly, Vanessa cardui, with pale brownish-red mottled wings
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Visually similar but smaller than the more familiar monarch butterfly, the painted lady - vanessa cardui - is the world's most widely seen butterfly.
FLUTTER CHAOS BUTTERFLIES INVADING THE VALLEY by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
I had to retreat indoors, but after the rain I ventured out and found a Vanessa cardui depositing eggs on a zinnia.
Pursuit of butterflies by Pryor, Don / PSA Journal
 
 
 
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