Butterfly, Australian painted lady

Description
Vanessa kershawi. A medium sized butterfly. It is orange and brown with white spots on top tip of forewings. Hindwings have four spots.
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Collected by Ken Fox 1968
Species described by McCoy 1868.
Blown over from Australia most years. Sometimes it breed over summer however, larval development stops at first instar.
Accession number
A100.023
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