painted lady
noun
1
: a migratory nymphalid butterfly (Vanessa cardui) with wings mottled in brown, orange, black, and white
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Orange clouds of painted lady butterflies swarm there on their way to Northern Europe, and herds of wild horses roam among the oil installations.
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Stanley Reed, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
The butterflies in question were painted ladies, which are sometimes mistaken for monarch butterflies.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2017
Stanley Reed, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2019
The butterflies in question were painted ladies, which are sometimes mistaken for monarch butterflies.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2017
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