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Pupa Identification

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:22 am
by heatherbell
Found this yesterday but cannot identify.
Maybe just a strange colour morph of a common species (perhaps Nymphalidae, perhaps Vanessa sp.) but would love to know what it is.
If anybody could help, much appreciated.
Grassy, uncultivated meadow in Cornwall.
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Re: Pupa Identification

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:26 am
by Vince Massimo
Hi Heather, that's one of the colour forms of the Painted Lady pupa.
https://ukbutterflies.co.uk/album.php?id=630

Vince

Re: Pupa Identification

Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:44 am
by heatherbell
Vince Massimo wrote: Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:26 am Hi Heather, that's one of the colour forms of the Painted Lady pupa.
Thank you for taking the time to confirm.
The form and shape said V. cardui to me but the colour did not!