Vanessa vulcania

Canary red admiral
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Vanessa
Species: V. vulcania
Binomial name
Vanessa vulcania
Godart, 1819

Vanessa vulcania, the Canary red admiral, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found on the Canary Islands (except Lanzarote) and Madeira. Previously, it was considered a subspecies of Vanessa indica, but has been raised to species level after research by Leestmans in 1992.

The wingspan is 54–60 mm. Adults are on wing year round.

The larvae feed on Urtica morifolia and Urtica urens.

References

  • Gil-T., F. & R. Obregón, 2012: Notes on the preimaginal stages of Vanessa vulcania (Godart, 1819) and differences in the structure of the egg with respect to Vanessa indica (Herbst, 1794) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae). ISSN 0171-0079 Atalanta 43 (1/2): 87-90. Full article: .


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