Painted lady as food source (IMAGE) University of California - Riverside Caption Painted lady serves as an important source of prey for birds and other animals. Credit aguilargm/iNaturalist Usage Restrictions No restrictions. License CC0 Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.