Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) — Painted Lady


Malayalam Name     

:

ചിത്രത

Order 

:

Lepidoptera

Super Family            

:

Papilionoidae (Butterflies)

Family              

: 

Nympalidae

Sub Family

:

Nymphalinae


DISTRIBUTION
              Cosmopolitan
STATUS
                 Not assessed
HABITAT
HABIT: Migratory
IDENTIFICATION:
SIMILAR SPECIES
Red Admiral
LARVAL HOST PLANT
Anchusa spp., Cynoglossum spp., Echium spp. (Boraginaceae), Arctotis spp., Artemisia spp., A. vulgaris, Berkheya spp., Blumea spp., Laggera alata, Carduus spp., Chrysanthemum spp., Cirsium spp., Cirsium arvense, Cynara scolymus, Filago spp., Gnaphalium spp., Helichrysum spp., Madia spp., Pentzia spp., Senecio spp., Sonchus spp., Tricholepis spp. (Compositae), Argyrolobium spp., Dolichos spp., Glycine spp., Lablab purpureus, Lupinus spp., Phaseolus spp., Zornia diphylla, Z. gibbosa (Fabaceae), Althaea spp., Malva spp. (Malvaceae), Argemone mexicana (Papaveraceae); Boehmeria spp., Debregeasia saeneb, Girardinia spp., G. diversifolia, Laportea spp., Urtica spp. (Urticaceae).
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Images: TNHS

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