Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1140085

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Observation date: September 07, 2017
Submitted by: Ashtonlerat
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: A_baldini
Verified date: January 14, 2018
Coordinator notes: This is the (presumably) abundant Painted Lady butterfly. There was an unusually massive northward migration of them this spring, and by late summer, their population had exploded.
Checklist region(s): Saskatchewan, Canada