Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) imago.
One of the 38 species of butterfly and moth (Lepidoptera) that have been recorded in Charlton Down Nature Area so far.
Useful Books and Links
Collins Complete Guide to Butterflies and Moths – a photographic guide to every common species, Paul Sterry, Andrew Cleave, and Rob Read, William Collins, 2016, ISBN 978-0-00-810611-9
Butterflies of Britain and Ireland, Richard Lewington and John Bebbington, Field Studies Council Fold-out Guide, Wild ID, 2022, OP184, ISBN 978-1-908819-45-1
https://butterfly-conservation.org/butterflies/painted-lady
https://butterfly-conservation.org/news-and-blog/painted-lady-migration-secrets-revealed
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