Subspecies in India
No subspecies are listed under this species.
Conservation and Special status
This species is not legally protected in India under any schedules of WildLife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Assam | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu UT | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 1 | 1 | 26 | 20 | 4 | 2 | |||||||
| Kerala | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ladakh UT | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Maharashtra | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 5 | |
| Manipur | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mizoram | |||||||||||||
| Nagaland | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
| Puducherry UT | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Sikkim | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| West Bengal | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||
| Total | 9 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 25 | 68 | 63 | 38 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 7 |
Anchusa (Robinson et al. 2010), Cynoglossum (Robinson et al. 2010), Echium (Robinson et al. 2010) (Boraginaceae). Arctotis (Robinson et al. 2010), Artemisia (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Artemisia vulgaris (Robinson et al. 2010), Berkheya (Robinson et al. 2010), Blumea (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Laggera alata (Robinson et al. 2010), Carduus (Robinson et al. 2010), Chrysanthemum (Robinson et al. 2010), Cirsium (Robinson et al. 2010), Cirsium arvense (Robinson et al. 2010), Cynara scolymus (Robinson et al. 2010), Filago (Robinson et al. 2010), Gnaphalium (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000), Helichrysum (Robinson et al. 2010), Madia (Robinson et al. 2010), Pentzia (Robinson et al. 2010), Senecio (Robinson et al. 2010), Sonchus (Robinson et al. 2010), Tricholepis (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000) (Compositae). Argyrolobium (Robinson et al. 2010), Dolichos (Robinson et al. 2010), Glycine (Robinson et al. 2010), Lablab purpureus (Robinson et al. 2010), Lupinus (Robinson et al. 2010), Phaseolus (Robinson et al. 2010), Zornia diphylla (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Zornia gibbosa (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017) (Fabaceae). Althaea (Robinson et al. 2010), Malva (Robinson et al. 2010) (Malvaceae). Argemone mexicana (Robinson et al. 2010) (Papaveraceae). Boehmeria (Robinson et al. 2010), Debregeasia saeneb (Wynter-Blyth 1957; Kunte 2000; Robinson et al. 2010), Girardinia (Robinson et al. 2010), Girardinia diversifolia (V.C. Balakrishnan pers. obs. 2017) Laportea (Robinson et al. 2010), Urtica (Robinson et al. 2010) (Urticaceae).
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
Key Reference:
Nitin, R., V. C. Balakrishnan, P. V. Churi, S. Kalesh, S. Prakash, and K. Kunte. 2018. Larval host plants of the butterflies of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10:11495–11550.
For the complete list of larval host plants of Indian butterflies, see the page on larval host plants.
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Page citation
Anonymous 2024. Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758) – Painted Lady. In Kunte, K., S. Sondhi, and P. Roy (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. 4.12. Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.ifoundbutterflies.org/vanessa-cardui, accessed 2024/10/04.