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1] male of Vanessa cardui - Doubs (France) - 09/08/2009 | | 2] same specimen as 1] | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_-5-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_-4-.jpg) | |
3] Var (France) - 19/05/2009 | | 4] Var (France) - 05/10/2012 | |
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5] female of Vanessa cardui - Hautes Pyrénées (France) - 24/07/2008 | | 6] Var (France) - 22/06/2012 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_-9-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_-8-.jpg) | |
7] same specimen as 6] | | 8] Var (France) - 31/08/2011 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_-16-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_-17-.jpg) | |
9] female - Doubs (France) - 09/05/2009 | | 10] male - Doubs (France) - 09/05/2009 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_-18-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_-19-.jpg) | |
11] Doubs (France) - 09/05/2009 | | 12] Doubs (France) - 11/05/2009 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_-20-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_-10-.jpg) | |
13] female - Var (France) - 28/04/2012 | | 14] Pyrénées orientales (France) - 22/05/2009 | |
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15] female - Var (France) - 17/05/2013 | | 16] female laying on Centaurea uniflora ssp uniflora - Hautes Alpes alt.1620m (France) - 19/06/2013 | |
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17] egg laid on Centaurea uniflora ssp uniflora - Hautes Alpes alt.1620m (France) - 19/06/2013 | | 18] caterpillar on Centaurea solstitialis - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 30/06/2013 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_2019_-1-Copier-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_2019_-2-Copier-.JPG) | |
19] female laying on flower buds of Arctium minus alt.1170m - Corsica (France) - 06/07/2019 | | 20] close-up of a flower bud of Arctium minus showing several eggs alt.1170m - Corsica (France) - 06/07/2019 | |
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21] female laying a single egg on Cirsium sp. alt.1000m - Hautes Alpes (France) - 05/06/2015 | | 22] close-up of the egg laid by the female from picture 21] | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_upd_2014_-546-Copier-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_upd_2014_-547-Copier-.JPG) | |
23] female laying a single egg on Cirsium sp. - Var (France) -18/03/2014 | | 24] close-up of the egg laid by the female from picture 23] | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_2019_-3-Copier-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_2019_-4-Copier-.JPG) | |
25] shelter of a caterpillar on Cirsium arvense - Haute Loire (France) - 14/07/2019 | | 26] view of the caterpillar after opening the shelter shown in 25] | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_2018_-2-Copier-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_2016_-2-.JPG) | |
27] gregarious caterpillars found on Cirsium arvense - Haute Loire (France) - 20/07/2018 | | 28] gregarious caterpillars found on Cirsium sp. - Alpes maritimes (France) - 26/08/2016 | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_2016_-3-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_2016_-1-.JPG) | |
29] same larvae as 28] | | 30] same larvae as 28] | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_-11-.jpg) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_-12-.jpg) | |
31] shelter of a caterpillar on Echinops ritro - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 07/07/2012 | | 32] view of the larva from picture 31] after opening the shelter | |
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33] other view of the larva from picture 32] | | 34] caterpillar on Cirsium arvense - Alpes de Haute Provence (France) - 30/06/2013 | |
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35] caterpillars found on Malva sylvestris - Var (France) - 07/11/2013 | | 36] caterpillar on Malva sylvestris - Var (France) - 01/12/2013 | |
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37] caterpillar on Malva sylvestris - Var (France) - 01/12/2013 | | 38] same larva as 37] | |
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39] same larva as 37] | |
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40] mature caterpillar on Malva sylvestris - Var (France) - 01/12/2013 | |
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41] caterpillar found on Filago vulgaris - Haute Loire (France) - 25/07/2018 | |
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42] same larva as 41] | |
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43] caterpillar found on Malva sylvestris - Var (France) - 07/11/2013 | |
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44] newly formed chrysalis - Var (France) - 24/11/2013 | | 45] same chrysalis as 44] | |
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![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_update_2013_-5-.JPG) | | ![](https://www.fleetingwonders.com/images/v/van/vanessa_cardui_oct2013_-10-.JPG) | |
46] same chrysalis as 44] | | 47] newly formed chrysalis - Var (France) - 24/11/2013 | |
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48] newly formed chrysalis - Var (France) - 17/11/2013 | | 49] same chrysalis as 48] | |
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50] newly formed chrysalis - Var (France) - 17/11/2013 | | 51] same chrysalis as 50] | |
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52] chrysalis found in nature alt.1800m - Ariège (France) - 24/08/2019 | | | |
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