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Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Painted Lady)

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Vanessa cardui LECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
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Vanessa cardui LECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui LECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui PARALECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui PARALECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui PARALECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui PARALECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui PARALECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui PARALECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui PARALECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui PARALECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui PARALECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui PARALECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui PARALECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui PARALECTOTYPE, TL: Sweden
© the Linnean Society of London. See this specimen page and interactively explore high resolution image in the Linnean Collections database. Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the Linnean Society of London

Vanessa cardui (TYPE of Cynthia cardui jacksoni A. Clark, 1927, TL: USA ([Ma]/Ca); Mongolia; France)
Photo taken by Gerardo Lamas and digitized by the Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative.
Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the housing institution.

Vanessa cardui (TYPE of Cynthia cardui jacksoni A. Clark, 1927, TL: USA ([Ma]/Ca); Mongolia; France)
Photo taken by Gerardo Lamas and digitized by the Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative.
Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the housing institution.

Vanessa cardui (TYPE of Vanessa cardui japonica f. koreana Bryk, 1946, TL: Korea)
Photo taken by Gerardo Lamas and digitized by the Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative.
Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the housing institution.

Vanessa cardui (TYPE of Vanessa cardui japonica f. koreana Bryk, 1946, TL: Korea)
Photo taken by Gerardo Lamas and digitized by the Tropical Andean Butterfly Diversity Project, funded by the Darwin Initiative.
Any use of this image, except for personal study, requires prior written consent of the housing institution.


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