tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post5388827920027688560..comments2024-03-25T16:04:06.581-05:00Comments on MObugs: Painted LadyShelly Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-8798882354188154772009-12-23T13:47:12.887-06:002009-12-23T13:47:12.887-06:00Luckily we still have butterflies flying around us...Luckily we still have butterflies flying around us in spite of extreme cold, but no rain or snow of course. Today I shot a painted lady and a newly emerged common caster at my house.Birdy Officialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16338449421666175344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-77283372844662852362009-12-15T20:36:13.932-06:002009-12-15T20:36:13.932-06:00Thank you Mosura. These really are beautiful butte...Thank you Mosura. These really are beautiful butterflies and one of my favorites. You are right your species is almost identical, very lovely, and thank you for sharing.Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-335356046239437142009-12-15T19:53:13.839-06:002009-12-15T19:53:13.839-06:00Nice one!
They are found in parts of Australia to...Nice one!<br /><br />They are found in parts of Australia too but here in Tasmania we get the very similar <a href="http://moths.sleepy-lizard.net/showspecies.php?family=NYMPHALIDAE&genus=Vanessa&species=kershawi&picid=1" rel="nofollow">Australian Painted Lady <i>Vanessa kershawi</i></a> which looks almost identical.Mosurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786494432479216149noreply@blogger.com