Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)
painted lady
on thistles etc.
Belgium, prov. Limbourg, Lummeren-Laren, 16.vi.2017 © Carina Van Steenwinkel: larve
Belgium, prov. Limbourg, Gerhoeven, de Rammelaars 2.vii.2013 © Carina Van Steenwinkel: pupa
another angle
Hoofddorp, 20.vii.2020 © Laurens van der Linde
hoofddorp, 29.vii.2020 © Laurens van der Linde
detail
parasite
Larvae freely on the leaves.
host plants
polyphagous
Achillea millefolium; Arctium minus; Artemisia campestris, vulgaris; Berardia lanuginosa; Boehmeria nivea; Brassica napus; Carduus; Carlina acanthifolia, acaulis; Centaurea; Cichorium intybus; Cirsium arvense, palustre, vulgare; Cynara cardunculus, scolymus; Daucus carota; Echium gaditanum, vulgare; Galactites tomentosus; Glycine max; Gossypium; Helianthus annuus; Helichrysum arenarium; Laphangium luteoalbum; Lupinus; Malva multiflora, parviflora, sylvestris; Medicago sativa; Nicotiana rustica, tabacum; Onopordum; Phaseolus vulgaris; Plantago coronopus; Pulicaria dysenterica; Ricinus; Salix caprea; Trifolium; Urtica; Verbascum; Xanthium spinosum.
On Brassicaceae or Fabaceae only when food is scarce (Vieira).
distribution within Europe
PESI (2021).
ei, larva, pupa
see Lepiforum.
synonyms
Cynthia cardui.
references
Lepiforum (2021), Marabuto (2018a), Obregón, Shaw, Fernández-Haeger & Jordano (2015b), Vieira (2008a), Wiemers (1995a), Wirooks & Theissen (1999a), Žikić, Ritt, Colacci, ao (2019a).