Vanessa cardui
Painted Lady
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Class Insecta (Insects) Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths) Superfamily Papilionoidea (Butterflies (excluding skippers)) Family Nymphalidae (Brushfooted Butterflies) Subfamily Nymphalinae (Crescents, Checkerspots, Anglewings, etc.) Tribe Nymphalini Genus Vanessa (Ladies and Red Admiral) Species cardui (Painted Lady) |
May migrate in large numbers, at times
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