Vanessa cardui  (Linnaeus, 1758) – Painted Lady

Taxonomy

1. Order: Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758
2. Family: Nymphalidae Rafinesque, 1815
3. Subfamily: Nymphalinae Swainson, 1827
4. Tribe: Nymphalini Rafinesque, 1815
5. Genus: Vanessa Fabricius, 1807
6. Species: cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) P3# 770673 MONA# 4435