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Scientific Name: Vanessa cardui
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Common Name: Painted Lady
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Family: Nymphalidae
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Description: This Painted Lady caterpillar was collected from Italian Thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus) on 3 May 2013 and reared on Italian Thistle leaves. Two days later, when this photo was taken, the caterpillar was about 2 cm long and very bristly -- perhaps stage L4. The blurry material above the caterpillar is part of the webbing of its nest in a rolled-up thistle leaf.
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Notes:
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Location: Bernard Field Station
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BFS Area: Western CSS
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Photo Type: Animal--Insect
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Photographer: Nancy Hamlett
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Date Taken: 2013-05-05
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Upload Date: 2013-08-14 15:46:31
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