Generational & Seasonal Larval food plants for Painted Lady
Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 4:59 am
"The primary larval foodplant is thistles (Carduus spp. and Cirsium spp.). burdocks (Arctium spp.), Common Nettle (Urtica dioica), mallows (Malva spp.) and Viper's-bugloss (Echium vulgare) are also used"
Referenced: UK Butterflies October 4th 2022 9:04am
I had a May observation one year, of Painted Lady laying eggs on early nettle growth, but not an observed attempt, to over-winter in nettle tent. Did a Painted Lady butterfly larvae, attempt to over-frost winter in nettle tent?
Butterfly Conservation, might have presented, at one time, with just a good news story of Painted Lady, late summer, or Autumn migration south, but I had also found the butterflies roosting in October and November, with no long distance flight energy, below 17ºC.
One person remarked:
Not presenting the science study there, might have been like saying;
“all Painted Lady butterflies were female.” P.S. My reference was in past tense, in case of website update.
Referenced: UK Butterflies October 4th 2022 9:04am
I had a May observation one year, of Painted Lady laying eggs on early nettle growth, but not an observed attempt, to over-winter in nettle tent. Did a Painted Lady butterfly larvae, attempt to over-frost winter in nettle tent?
Butterfly Conservation, might have presented, at one time, with just a good news story of Painted Lady, late summer, or Autumn migration south, but I had also found the butterflies roosting in October and November, with no long distance flight energy, below 17ºC.
One person remarked:
Not presenting the science study there, might have been like saying;
“all Painted Lady butterflies were female.” P.S. My reference was in past tense, in case of website update.