Mariposa de los cardos
Vanessa cardui
Mariposa
La mariposa de los cardos es una mariposa de patas cepillo cosmopolita y altamente migratoria, y una de las mariposas más polífagas conocidas, con orugas registradas en más de 100 especies de plantas. Las larvas se alimentan principalmente de cardos y otras Asteraceae, malvas (Malvaceae) incluyendo la malvarrosa, y miembros de la familia de la borraja (Boraginaceae), construyendo nidos de seda sobre el follaje del hospedero. Los adultos son generalistas amplios del néctar que visitan fácilmente compuestas, algodoncillos y muchas flores de jardín.
Plants in the catalog
Plantas hospedantes de larvas · 5
Boraginaceae is one of the primary V. cardui larval host families (BAMONA / Wisconsin extension); borage (Borago officinalis) is cited in some accounts. Kept conservative as plausible.
Thistle-tribe Asteraceae: thistles are a primary documented V. cardui host group and larvae are recorded eating artichoke/cardoon (Cynara); kept conservative as plausible.
Malvaceae genus-level inference: V. cardui larvae use mallow-family hosts broadly (LBJ Wildflower Center names native Hibiscus); H. moscheutos not species-cited.
Wisconsin extension and Animal Diversity Web name hollyhock (Alcea, Malvaceae) as a documented Vanessa cardui larval host; caterpillars web the leaves.
Malvaceae (Hibiscus syriacus) genus-level inference; mallow family is a primary V. cardui larval host family, but this species is not specifically documented.
Plantas de néctar · 13
Generalist butterflies such as the painted lady nectar at accessible composite flowers; mapped as a representative butterfly visitor of this long-blooming sunny annual.
UW-Madison Horticulture lists anise hyssop (Agastache) among adult painted lady nectar plants.
Painted ladies and other sun-loving butterflies nectar readily at the flat, accessible flower faces.
UW-Madison Horticulture names milkweed (Asclepias) among adult V. cardui nectar sources; common milkweed is the representative species.
UW-Madison Horticulture lists zinnias among adult Vanessa cardui nectar flowers.
UW-Madison Horticulture names cosmos as a documented adult nectar source for the painted lady.
UW-Madison Horticulture names blazing star (Liatris) as an adult nectar plant for the painted lady.
Painted ladies and other generalist butterflies nectar at the accessible daisy flowers; mapped as a representative butterfly visitor of this long-blooming sunny annual.
Painted ladies and other small-to-medium butterflies work the clustered florets for nectar through summer and fall; a general nectar visit rather than a documented specialist tie.
UW-Madison Horticulture names New England aster as an adult painted lady (Vanessa cardui) nectar plant.
UW-Madison Horticulture lists purple coneflower (Echinacea) among adult Vanessa cardui nectar sources.
UW-Madison Horticulture lists Joe-Pye weed among documented adult nectar sources for V. cardui.
Distribución
Se reproduce en prácticamente toda América del Norte, recolonizando los EE. UU. y Canadá cada año mediante migraciones masivas hacia el norte desde el norte de México y los desiertos del suroeste.