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If the foreign butterfly is a male, the original male will give chase, flying vertically for a few feet before returning to his perch. [30] V. cardui establishes territories within areas sheltered by hedgerows. [31] Vanessa cardui tend to inhabit sunny, brightly lit, open environments and are often attracted to open areas of flowers and clovers ...
Cynthia. Fabricius, 1807. Cynthia is a group of colourful butterfly species that used to be considered a subgenus of the genus Vanessa, in the family Nymphalidae. Before that, it was first described as a genus. Nowadays, this group is not considered a valid taxon anymore, because it is paraphyletic. [1] The name Cynthia Fabricius, 1807 is now a ...
Vanessa cardui kershawi. The Australian painted lady (Vanessa kershawi) is a species of butterfly mostly confined to Australia, [1] although westerly winds have dispersed it to islands east of Australia, including New Zealand. [2] Debate surrounds the taxonomy of this species. Some believe that the Australian painted lady should be a subspecies ...
The West Coast lady (Vanessa annabella) is one of three North American species of brush-footed butterflies known colloquially as the "painted ladies". V. annabella occurs throughout much of the western US and southwestern Canada. The other two species are the cosmopolitan Vanessa cardui (painted lady) and the eastern Vanessa virginiensis ...
English. Butterflies is a 2009 documentary film directed by Czech filmmaker Ester Brymova. The film won the Alan J. Bailey Excellence Award in Documentary Filmmaking at the Action on Film International Film Festival, Pasadena, California in the same year. [1] Butterflies was the first feature-length film to explore the lives of viral video ...
Vanessa is a genus of brush-footed butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.It has a near-global distribution and includes conspicuous species such as the red admirals (e.g., red admiral, Indian red admiral, New Zealand red admiral), the Kamehameha, and the painted ladies of the Cynthia group (formerly a subgenus): Painted lady, American painted lady, West Coast lady, Australian painted lady, etc.
Vanessa indica. Vanessa indica, called the Indian red admiral[1][2] or the Asian admiral in the United States, [2] is a butterfly found in the higher altitude regions of India, primarily the Himalayas and the Nilgiri Hills. [1] It is also found in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, [2] China, Korea, SE Russia, Japan. It is a close relative of the painted lady.
Great spangled fritillary, Speyeria cybele Silvery checkerspot, Chlosyne nycteis Painted lady, Vanessa cardui Red-spotted purple, Limenitis arthemis astyanax Northern pearly-eye, Enodia anthedon Monarch, Danaus plexippus