Butterfly closeup on flower - Vanessa cardui.It is commonly called the painted lady or formerly in North America the cosmopolitan. Painted Ladies live in areas with wide open areas of vegetation such as fields and meadows. However, they can be found in suburban, agricultural, swamp, bog, marsh, tundra, taiga, desert or dune, chaparral, forest, rainforest, scrub forest, and mountain habitats as well. Vanessa cardui is extremely adaptable and thus can prosper in its niche in any of these environments. Painted Ladies can be found at all elevations during migration but are usually found at elevations as low as sea level year round, even during non-migratory time.

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