Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1143241

Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui

Observation date: September 23, 2017
Date notes: The time is approximate and we have been seing increasing numbers for a few days before
Submitted by: Defendnature
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: We had a huge hatching of these butterflies. We believe they came from the caterpillars that were on our hollyhocks. At last count this morning we had ~ 160 Painted Lady butterflies.
Status: Temporary Colonist
Verified by: rosslayberry
Verified date: September 24, 2017
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): Keweenaw County, United States, Michigan