A very migrant butterfly, with a permanent residence in North Africa, were it flies all year. The Flight period becomes narrower the further north in Europe you go.
	Flight-period Central Europe: from Mid March to November
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |||||||||||||
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| Imago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conservation Status in Austria: Least Concern (LC)
| NE | DD | LC | NT | VU | EN | CR | RE | EX | |
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| Austria | |||||||||
| Vienna - Austria | 
| English: | Painted Lady | 
| German: | Distelfalter | 
| Danish: | Tidsel-takvinge | 
| Date: | 12/07/2009 | 
| Location: | Austria, Niederösterreich, Tulln | 
| Copyright: | Per Hoffmann Olsen | 
| Camera: | Canon EOS 30D | 
| Lens: | Sigma 150mm APO Macro | 
A very migrant butterfly, with a permanent residence in North Africa, were it flies all year. The Flight period becomes narrower the further north in Europe you go.