Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

"The painted lady is the most widely distributed butterfly in the world, occurring on all of the continents except Anarctica and Australia ... Its wings are orange, often with a rosy pink blush, and they are patterned with black. Small white spots dot the dark tip of the forewing, and a row of dark spots borders the hindwing ..."

The Painted lady is similar to the American Painted Lady.

Photograph taken with a Nikon D80 using a Nikon 200mm, f/4 micro, manual focus lens.

October 20, 2007.