Australian Painted Lady Butterfly - a photo on Flickriver

Australian Painted Lady Butterfly

            Vanessa kershawi

If you were to zoom in on this picture, the structure of the tongue, or proboscis, is visible. It comprises two halves, called galleae, that 'zip' together after the pupae stage, using a sort of 'dovetail' joint. When the two halves are joined they form a tube in the centre. This tube allows the butterfly to take nectar from the flowers by a combination of capillary action and sucking using muscles in the mouth cavity. 

When not in use, the proboscis is coiled and held close to the head, protected by hairy structures on either side.

Some argue that it is a sub-species of the cosmopolitan Vanessa cardui but the prevailing view is that it is sufficiently different to be regarded as a species in its own right.

The Painted Lady is distributed around southern Australia below the Tropic of Capricorn. Periodic migrations have also resulted in it being seen in New Zealand. However it does not seem to survive the New Zealand winters so it is not regarded as endemic there.

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Taken on: January 25, 2021

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/6.3, 1/1000 sec, 600mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM4
Lens:	Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 OSS
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1000)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Spot
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	ILCE-7RM4 v1.00
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