The Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) is a common butterfly in the Eastern U.S. It is occasionally a migratory species if there is a there are large numbers and weather conditions a right.
The Painted Lady lays it's eggs on host plants such as thistle, hollyhock and mallow. The caterpillars use these plants to eat and grow. Painted lady butterflies undergo complete metamorphosis with four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.
Egg - Mint green, barrel-shaped eggs are laid singly on the leaves of host plants, and hatch in 3-5 days.
Larva - The caterpillar has five instars over 12-18 days.
Pupa - The chrysalis stage lasts about 10 days.
Adult - Butterflies live for just two weeks. They feed on plants such as asters, thistle, joe-pye weed and milkweed.
Information found from https://www.thoughtco.com/painted-lady-vanessa-cardui-1968205
Photo by Linda M Wheeler
Egg - Mint green, barrel-shaped eggs are laid singly on the leaves of host plants, and hatch in 3-5 days.
Larva - The caterpillar has five instars over 12-18 days.
Pupa - The chrysalis stage lasts about 10 days.
Adult - Butterflies live for just two weeks. They feed on plants such as asters, thistle, joe-pye weed and milkweed.
Information found from https://www.thoughtco.com/painted-lady-vanessa-cardui-1968205
Photo by Linda M Wheeler
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