emperors, monarchs, fritillaries, tortoiseshells and others
![Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui]](https://neilswildlifejournal.uk/wp-content/gallery/butterflies-nymphalidae/IMG_8713_60D_BansteadDowns_10Aug2021.jpg "Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui]")
Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui]
Adult on Buddleja sp. – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Aug 2021
![Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui]](https://neilswildlifejournal.uk/wp-content/gallery/butterflies-nymphalidae/IMG_9568_20D_Marievale_08Nov2006.jpg "Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui]")
Painted Lady [Vanessa cardui]
Adults feeding on Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) – Location : Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng, South Africa – Date of image : 08 Nov 2006
![High-altitude Painted Fritillary [Yramea lathionoides]](https://neilswildlifejournal.uk/wp-content/gallery/butterflies-nymphalidae/N8E2646_EOS-1D_YerbaLoca_05May2013.jpg "High-altitude Painted Fritillary [Yramea lathionoides]")
High-altitude Painted Fritillary [Yramea lathionoides]
Adult – Location : Yerba Loca Nature Reserve, near Santiago, Chile – Date of image : 05 May 2013