Vanessa cardui

Painted Lady Butterfly
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)

(Vanessa Cardui) with wings closed
wing-span 55-60 mm

Reference :

• http://www.insectcompany.com/gallery/vanessa.shtml
• http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/vanessa/index.html#samani
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/nsg_db/tags/vanessa/
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/nsg_db/tags/cardui/