Seq # 470110010

Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Species

Last modified: Sept. 13, 2023, 7:14 p.m.


A regular migrant in Belgium, which can probably not survive the winter there.


Details

Classification
Family: Nymphalidae > Subfamily: Nymphalinae > Tribus: Nymphalini > Genus: Vanessa > Species: Vanessa cardui
Vernacular names
Distelvlinder (NL), Painted Lady (EN), Belle Dame (FR), Distelfalter (DE)
First mention in Belgium
De Sélys-Longchamps E. 1837. Catalogue des Lépidoptères ou Papillons de la Belgique, précédé du tableau des Libellulines de ce pays. — — : 1–29. On page 18 (as Vanessa Cardui). view page
Status

Migrant

A regular migrant in Belgium, which can probably not survive the winter there. Present every year, sometimes in large numbers.


Distribution


Imago

Museum specimens

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Specimens in nature


Flight periods

The adults have been observed almost all year round.


Observed on

Host plant (species):
Urtica dioica and Echium vulgare
Host plant (genera):
Cirsium

The larva lives on Cirsium, Carduus, Echium and Malva.

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