Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 958347

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Observation date: February 12, 2014
Submitted by: Ralph S. Carlson
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: One of half a dozen specimens of the same species feeding one blossoms in foliage in planters behind the medical building at 412 Carroll, adjacent to Foothill Presbyterian Hospital in Glendora, CA. Temperature on this sunny afternoon was about 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Breezes were still. A couple Gulf Fritillaries passed through the same planters, as did on white specimen which flew past without landing.
Status: Migrant
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: February 14, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.