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| Painted Lady, Cynthia (Vanessa) cardui |
Today at Seaford I worked with Sussex Search and Rescue who were assisting with the marshalling of the Seaford Triathlon I saw a Painted Lady briefly nectar on the wild flowers bordering part of the green where the Triathlon started. Later I walked to Hope Gap and photographed two more Painted Ladies in one flower meadow on the cliffs. A Small Tortoiseshell was in the same meadow. I also saw plenty of Common Blues, a Brown Argus, Gatekeepers, Small Heaths, a Peacock, 2 Walls and Meadow Browns.
Classification note: In most worldwide publications the Painted Lady is placed in the genus Vanessa, hence the scientific name Vanessa cardui: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Lady
Recently the British Museum of Natural History has given it the name Cynthia cardui which is now being used by some organisations. Very confusing!
Classification note: In most worldwide publications the Painted Lady is placed in the genus Vanessa, hence the scientific name Vanessa cardui: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painted_Lady
Recently the British Museum of Natural History has given it the name Cynthia cardui which is now being used by some organisations. Very confusing!
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| male Common Blue, Polyommatus icarus |
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| Seaford seafront where the triathlon started |
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| marshalling the triathlon |
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| Common Blue, male, Polyommatus icarus |
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| Common Blue, male, Polyommatus icarus |
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| Common Blue, female, Polyommatus icarus |
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| Seaford from cliffs |
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| Hope Gap |
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| Hope Gap |
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| Hope Gap |
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| id needed |
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| id needed |
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| Painted Lady, Cynthia cardui |
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| Painted Lady, Cynthia cardui |
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| Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae |
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| Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae |
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| Small Tortoiseshell, Aglais urticae |
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