Species Account for Vanessa cardui
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Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
Painted Lady
Lepidoptera: butterflies: Nymphalidae
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Taxonomic group: butterflies (Lepidoptera: butterflies) - County data
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Records: 9624
First Record: 1980
Latest Record: 2024
1992-on hectads: 59
Pre-1992 hectads: 44
Total hectads: 59
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Painted Lady (underside)
Painted Lady
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Habitats
Broad Habitat Data (based on 105 records with habitat information)
Broad subhabitat Data (based on 3 records with subhabitat information)
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Habitat Detail and Method (based on 9624 records with habitat detail and method information)
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Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Vanessa cardui
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