Vanessa kershawi

Australian Painted Lady at Aranda, ACT

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Location information

• Coordinates 149.081817-35.257708
• Altitude 635.6m
• Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

• At least 1 Abundance
• 7 Apr 2026 03:07 PM Recorded on
• KMcCue Recorded by

• Collections

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

Additional information

• Everlasting Daisy Associated plant
• A meadow Argus kept trying to drive it away Associated animal
• 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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