Painted Lady Butterfly Vanessa cardui Family Nymphalidae

Painted Lady Butterfly Vanessa cardui Family Nymphalidae Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Wild Life Ranger / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

BGB085

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48.6 MB (2 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5050 x 3366 px | 42.8 x 28.5 cm | 16.8 x 11.2 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

11 August 2009

Location:

Painted Lady Butterfly Yorkshire United Kingdom UK

More information:

The Painted Lady is a long-distance migrant, which causes the most spectacular butterfly migrations observed in Britain and Ireland it spreads northwards from the desert fringes of North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia, recolonizing mainland Europe and reaching Britain and Ireland. In some years it is an abundant butterfly, frequenting gardens and other flowery places in late summer.