Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)

Painted lady gathering nectar of a clover flower in a wet meadow.

Painted lady gathering nectar of a clover flower in a wet meadow.

Painted lady female laying her eggs on a borage in my garden.

Painted lady female laying her eggs on a borage in my garden.

Belle-dame femelle posée sur une bourrache dans mon jardin...Painted lady female resting on a borage in my garden.

Painted lady gathering nectar of apple mint flowers in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.

Painted lady gathering nectar of apple mint flowers in a wet meadow.

Painted lady gathering nectar of apple mint flowers in a wet meadow. Limousin, France.

Painted lady gathering nectar of apple mint flowers in a wet meadow.

Painted lady, a combative and territorial male, posted on his rock. Limousin, France.

Painted lady resting on an oak leaf. Limousin, France.