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Painted Lady

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Vanessa cardui is the most widespread of all butterfly species, commonly called the painted lady and formerly known in North America as the cosmopolitan butterfly.

Facts
Classification
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Upperside ground colour reddish-ochreous with olivescent-ochreous-brown basal areas 1
Scientific Name
Vanessa cardui 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Lepidoptera, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Albania, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Andorra, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Austria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belarus, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Belgium, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bosnia and Herzegovina, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Bulgaria, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Croatia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Cyprus, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Czechia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Denmark, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Estonia, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Europe, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Finland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Germany, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Greece, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Hungary, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Iceland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Ireland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Italy, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Liechtenstein, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Spain, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: Switzerland, found in there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Vanessa cardui
  • Lead, sentence 1
    Vanessa cardui is the most widespread of all butterfly species
  • Description
    Ground-colour reddish-ochreous, basal areas olivescent-ochreous-brown
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
View the Source
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Painted Lady (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
Quote, Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
View the Source
Wikidata: Painted Lady
Wikidata Q158603, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: LepidopteraView the Source
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