Vanessa kershawi

Australian Painted Lady at Holt, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 148.981743-35.243460
• Maps Woodstock Nature Reserve
• Places Holt, ACT

Sighting information

• 1 Abundance
• 13 Nov 2025 01:57 PM Recorded on
• PeteRav Recorded by

• Collections

  PeteRav NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Vanessa kershawi Nymphs (Nymphalidae) Butterflies (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) Insects

Additional information

• Bracteantha viscosa (closest match in 'Wildflowers of the Bush Capital') Associated plant
• 25mm to 50mm Animal size
• True Insect on a flower

Species information

• Vanessa kershawi Scientific name
• Australian Painted Lady Common name
• Not Sensitive
• Local native
• Non-invasive or negligible
• Up to 2203.8m Recorded at altitude
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• Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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