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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
Diet
Herbivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 3
Relationship to People
Agricultural or Structural Pest 2
Relationship to People
Pollinator 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
G4 Apparently Secure 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 2
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 Biome

Bog, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Vanessa cardui
Boreal Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Vanessa cardui
Chaparral, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Vanessa cardui
Desert, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Vanessa cardui
Tundra, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Vanessa cardui
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Albania

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Andorra

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Australia

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Austria

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Bulgaria

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Croatia

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Cyprus

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Czechia

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Denmark

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Estonia

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Europe

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Greece

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Hungary

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Iceland

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Ireland

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Italy

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Liechtenstein

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North America

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Spain

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Switzerland

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United Kingdom

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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
  • Infobox: status
    LC
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2. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Vanessa cardui
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Primary Diet, Vanessa cardui
    Primary Diet herbivore herbivore
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Positive Impacts
    Positive Impacts pollinates crops
  • Economic Importance for Humans: Negative Impacts
    Negative Impacts crop pest
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • In Biome: Tundra, Habitat Regions, biome: tundra
    tundra tundra
  • In Biome: Boreal Forest, Habitat Regions, biome: taiga
    taiga taiga
  • In Biome: Desert, Habitat Regions, biome: desert or dune
    desert or dune desert or dune
  • In Biome: Chaparral, Habitat Regions, biome: chaparral
    chaparral chaparral
  • In Biome: Bog, Habitat Regions, biome: bog
    bog bog
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3. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
4. Painted Lady (Wikidata)
WikidataStatements section, conservation status (P141)
Quote, Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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5. NatureServe Explorer: Vanessa cardui
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "G4"
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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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