Painted Lady Butterfly (Vanessa cardui) on a flower of field scabious

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The Cynthia group of colourful butterflies, commonly called painted ladies, comprises a subgenus of the genus Vanessa in the Family Nymphalidae. They are well known throughout most of the world.

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Size: 4256px × 2831px
Location: Jooduku, Laekvere, Estonia
Photo credit: © Heiti Paves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: animal, butterfly, cardui, closeup, color, entomology, forest, insect, lady, lepidoptera, macro, nature, nymphalidae, outdoor, painted, plant, vanessa, wildlife, zoology