Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) Species
Last modified: Dec. 5, 2024, 3:25 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
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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
No pictures yet!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.
No pictures yet!
