Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) larva hanging from stinging nettle leaf, shedding skin preparing to pupate, Oxfordshire,

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Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) larva hanging from stinging nettle leaf, shedding skin to turn into pupa, Oxfordshire, England, June

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Photo credit: © Malcolm Schuyl / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: behaviour, breeding, butterfly, cardui, caterpillar, chrysalis, europe, insect, lady, larva, metamorphosis, painted, pupa, shedding, skin, vanessa