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Australian painted lady
The Australian painted lady (''Vanessa kershawi'') butterfly is mostly confined to Australia,〔 although westerly winds have dispersed it to islands east of Australia, including New Zealand.〔 Debate surrounds the taxonomy of this species. Some believe that the Australian painted lady should be a subspecies to the painted lady due to the similarity in lifestyle and behavior. Furthermore, the painted lady is found around the globe, but Australia is the only location in which it varies enough to be considered a separate species.〔 However, due to the distinct genitalia of the males, and variation in coloration, many others consider the Australian painted lady to be a separate species.〔〔 During spring, adult butterflies migrate south in large numbers from northern states of Queensland and New South Wales.〔 To find mates, male Australian painted ladies exhibit territorial behavior, which involves a male perching on vegetation in a sunny spot on a hilltop, waiting for females to fly by.〔 Despite urbanization and invasive plants altering its habitat, populations of Australian painted ladies have not been significantly impacted by these changes.
==Description==
:''See also'' painted lady#Distinguishing features
The Australian painted lady is remarkably similar to the painted lady (''Vanessa cardui''). It is differentiated by its smaller size, rarely exceeding 2 in across its wings, and the blue coloration at the center of the four eyespots on its hindwings. Its body is dark brown, almost black, all over, except the tips of the antenna which are white. The base of the wings are brown, which turns into a brick red coloration, broken by bands of black. The tips of the forewing are black with four white dots running from the apex of the wing, and a white bar extending from the leading edge of the forewing. The hindwings have four round eye-spots at their base, with a blue center for at least three. The underwings are almost identical to the upperwings, except the base of the underwings is brick red rather than brown. The Australian painted lady's coloration allows it to blend in effectively with the ground.〔Hawkeswood, T. J., & Dunn, K. L. Butterflies (Lepidoptera) recorded from the Sydney district at the commencement of the 20th Century by JJ Walker in two overlooked papers published in the Entomologists Monthly Magazine.〕 Males and females look almost identical.〔 The ovum is translucent green in color and barrel-shaped with 13-15 vertical ribs. Right before hatching, the black head and grey tinted body appear through the shell.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://nzbutterfly.info/migrant/painted-lady/ )〕
The larva is grey with pale yellow stripes along each side of its body,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://australianmuseum.net.au/Australian-Painted-Lady )〕 yellow dots,〔 and has rows of branched spines covering its body. Its head is typically brown or black, and the caterpillar grows to about 3 cm. The pupa is brown with darker markings, and four pairs of metallic silver or gold dots.〔
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