American painted lady

American painted lady
The butterfly Vanessa virginiensis.

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  • Painted Lady (disambiguation) — Painted Lady can refer to:*Painted Lady, a type of butterfly found in Europe and Asia *American Painted Lady, a butterfly that is found throughout North America *Australian Painted Lady, a butterfly that is mostly confined to Australia *Painted… …   Wikipedia

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  • painted lady — a butterfly, Vanessa cardui, having brownish black and orange wings and hind wings each with four eyespots, the larvae of which feed on thistles. [1745 55] * * * Either of two species of butterflies in the genus Vanessa (family Nymphalidae): V.… …   Universalium

  • Painted lady — Painted Paint ed, a. 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. [1913 Webster] As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • painted lady — Thistle This tle, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill, Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.) Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Painted — may refer to objects that have been coated with paint. It may also be used metaphorically for colourful or strikingly coloured , or have other meanings, as in the names of:Animals and plantsWild birds* Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris , in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Painted — Paint ed, a. 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. [1913 Webster] As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted bunting. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Painted beauty — Painted Paint ed, a. 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. [1913 Webster] As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Painted cup — Painted Paint ed, a. 1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors. [1913 Webster] As idle as a painted ship Upon a painted ocean. Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted turtle; painted… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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