| Common Name: | Butterfly, Painted Lady | | Scientific Name: | Cynthia cardui | | Family: | Nymphalidae (Bushfoots) | | Area: | Buckskin Mountain State Park, Arizona | | Date: | November 16, 2012 | 
Painted Ladies belong to the genus that was formerly known as Vanessa. They have a wingspan of two inches or less. The lower photo is the same butterfly with its wings closed. | 
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San Andreas Oasis, California - - - March 14, 2005 | | Reference: | Butterflies through Binoculars by Glassberg / National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects & Spiders by Milne |
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