Vanessa cardui of the same species, he begins pursuit of her. If the foreign butterfly is a male, the original male will give chase, flying vertically for a few feet before returning to his perch. "V. cardui" establishes territories within areas sheltered by hedgerows. "Vanessa cardui" tend to inhabit sunny, brightly lit, open environments and are often attracted to open areas of flowers and clovers. Adults spend time in small depressions in the ground on overcast days. Larvae feed on Asteraceae species, including "Cirsium", "Carduus", "Centaurea", "Arctium", "Onopordum", "Helianthus", and "Artemisia". The painted lady uses over 300 recorded host plants according to
Vanessa White "Ghosthunting with... The Saturdays" (2010). As an individual, she also participated as a contestant in the first series of "Popstar to Operastar" and the seventeenth series of "I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here". Vanessa White was born in Yeovil, Somerset, United Kingdom, to a Filipino born mother and a British father. She grew up with two siblings, an older brother, Ryan and a younger sister, Celine. As a child, White applied unsuccessfully to attend Performing Arts & Technology on several occasions. Like The Saturdays bandmate, Frankie Bridge, White enrolled at the Sylvia Young Theatre School based in East London.