Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 974517

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Observation date: May 14, 2014
Date notes: pupa 05/14/14, then hatched, 05/22/14
Submitted by: Robert Gorman
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: found on fiddle neck, also liked cheese weed raised from larva / pupa/ adult. will also post pupa, or you can use the ones i posted. i guess i better just post again! cloudy moist cool day at time of hatch. better with clouds for filter to take photo's colors don't get blown out. we take a small jar, put host plant cuttings in water. cover top of jar so larva won't fall or crawl into water and drown. that way the cuttings last a long time. give new cuttings when they get to wilted or start to dry out.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: Ken Davenport
Verified date: May 26, 2014
Coordinator notes: Glad you reared this to an adult, in my opinion, the best way to go in rearing and making definitive ID's-Ken Davenport
Checklist region(s): United States, California, Orange County