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Similar Vanessa braziliensis, Vanessa terpsichore, Vanessa myrinna, West Coast lady, Vanessa abyssinica | ||
Vanessa carye mariposa
Vanessa carye, the western painted lady, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found in South America, from the mountains of Colombia and west of Caracas (Venezuela) through Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, southern Brazil, and Paraguay to Patagonia in Argentina. It is also found on Easter Island and Tuamotus.
The larvae feed on Achyrocline flaccida.
References
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