Vanessa kershawi

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Australian Painted Lady at Mongarlowe, NSW

Vanessa kershawi at Mongarlowe, NSW - suppressed

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Vanessa kershawi	MichaelBedingfield	9 Oct 2026
Vanessa kershawi	ibaird	9 Oct 2026
Synemon plana	CarbonAI	5 Oct 2026
Unverified	lennyh	5 Oct 2026

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lennyh

5 Oct 2026

Think you might be barking up the wrong tree there CarbonAI.

lennyh

9 Oct 2026

@ibaird I wondered about something like a vanessa. Unfortunately it had its wings tightly folded so no sight of the upper side. It's not a golden sun moth that's for sure!

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Location information

Maps Mongarlowe River
Places Mongarlowe, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
lennyh Recorded by
25mm to 50mm Animal size

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

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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Quality score 6 / 7

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