Vanessa vulcania
| Vanessa vulcania | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Vanessa |
| Species: | V. vulcania |
| Binomial name | |
| Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819 | |
The Canary Red Admiral (Vanessa vulcania) is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is endemic to 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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