Canary red admiral

Vanessa vulcania

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

The wingspan is 54–60 mm. It is darker coloured [ than "Vanessa indica" ], with the band of the forewing lighter red and strongly sinuate, and particularly large spots in the narrow marginal band of the hindwing, the apex of the forewing, moreover, being more angulate than in "atalanta"."occidentalis" Fldr. is a smaller and darker form from Madeira, of which single specimens are also recorded from Portugal
Canary red admiral (Vanessa vulcania) This butterfly is related to the fairly common Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta), which is found in temperate regions of North Africa, North and Central America, Europe, Asia, and island regions of Hawaii, and the Caribbean. Only that this species is endemic to the Canary Islands and Madeira. Since the Canary red admiral looks very similar to the Indian red admiral (Vanessa indica), it used to be considered a subspecies of the latter, until more detailed research established it as its own species. Canary red admiral,Falter,Geotagged,Kanarische Inseln,Schmetterling,Spain,Tiere,Vanessa vulcania,Winter,butterfly,mariposa

Food

The larvae feed on "Urtica morifolia" and "Urtica urens".

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusVanessa
SpeciesV. vulcania
Photographed in
Spain