AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Genus Vanessa Fabricius, 1807 (Admirals)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
116
10265
78499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
109
10196
78394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
100
10120
78118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
34
6633
52128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
30
5892
45561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
8
1347
13918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
638
6258
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
74
896
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
18
131
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusVanessa
Fabricius, 1807
Admirals, Indian Red Admirals, Ladies and Red Admiral
42Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
1 Genera with 42 Species
Vanessa Fabricius, 1819Admirals61SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
42 Species and 19 Subspecies
Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868Australian Painted Lady
Vanessa ahwashtee (C.L. Fox, 1921)⇒ Cynthia virginiensis Drury, 1873
Vanessa altissima Rosenberg & ..., 1914
Vanessa amerindica J.Y. Miller ..., 1989
Vanessa annabella Field, 1971West Coast Lady
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa atalanta rubria Fruhstorfer, 1909
Vanessa atalanta rubria Fruhstorfer, 1909American Red Admiral
Vanessa ate (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa atlantaRed Admiral
Vanessa brasiliensis
Vanessa braziliensis Moore, 1883Brazilian Painted Lady
Vanessa californica (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Vanessa canace (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa cardui cardui Linnaeus, 1758Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui jacksoni (A.H. Clark, 1927)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui ushuwaia (Bryk, 1944)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa carey
Vanessa caryae F. Grinnell, 1918
Vanessa caryae bruchi (P.E. Köhler, 1945)⇒ Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812
Vanessa caryae intermedia (F. Grinnell, 1918)⇒ Vanessa annabella Field, 1971
Vanessa caryae letcheri (F. Grinnell, 1918)⇒ Vanessa annabella Field, 1971
Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812Subtropical Lady
Vanessa carye annabella (Field, 1971)⇒ Vanessa annabella Field, 1971
Vanessa carye muelleri (B. Letcher, 1898)⇒ Vanessa annabella Field, 1971
Vanessa carye nivosa (J.D. Gunder, 1927)⇒ Vanessa annabella Field, 1971
Vanessa carye schraderi (J.D. Gunder, 1929)⇒ Vanessa annabella Field, 1971
Vanessa caryoides (E. Giacomelli, 1922)⇒ Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812
Vanessa charonia Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Vanessa emma (Stephan, 1923)⇒ Nymphalis antiopa Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa gnaphalii (J.C. Fabricius, 1938)⇒ Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773
Vanessa gonerilla Fabricius, 1775New Zealand red admiral
Vanessa huntera (P.E. Köhler, 1945)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa huntera dallasi (P.E. Köhler, 1945)⇒ Vanessa braziliensis Moore, 1883
Vanessa huntera fulvia (G.M. Dodge, 1900)⇒ Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773
Vanessa indica Herbst, 1794Asian Admiral
Vanessa iole (P. Cramer, 1775)⇒ Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773
Vanessa itea Fabricius, 1775Australian Admiral
Vanessa j-album (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Polygonia vau-album Denis & Schi..., 1775
Vanessa kaschmirensis (Kollar, 1848)⇒ Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa massachusettensis (J.D. Gunder, 1925)⇒ Cynthia virginiensis Drury, 1873
Vanessa millierei Cabeau, 1923
Vanessa minor (Cockerell, 1890)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa minuscula (K.J. Hayward, 1931)⇒ Vanessa carye Hübner, 1812
Vanessa myrinna Doubleday, 1849Banded lady
Vanessa myrinna eunice (A. Hall, 1917)⇒ Vanessa myrinna Doubleday, 1849
Vanessa myrinna incarnata (A. Seitz, 1914)⇒ Vanessa myrinna Doubleday, 1849
Vanessa myrinna merlinde (J. Zikán, 1937)⇒ Vanessa myrinna Doubleday, 1849
Vanessa perakana (Distant, 1886)⇒ Polygonia canace perakana Distant, 1886
Vanessa silaceus Bandemann, 1935
Vanessa simmsi (J.D. Gunder, 1927)⇒ Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773
Vanessa tameamea Eschscholtz, 1878Kameamea
Vanessa tameneameaKamehameha Lady
Vanessa terpsichore Philipi, 1859Chilean Lady
Vanessa umbrosa Fischer, 1908
Vanessa virginensis⇒ Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773
Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773America Painted Lady
Vanessa virginiensis rubia (O. Staudinger, 1894)⇒ Vanessa braziliensis Moore, 1883
Vanessa virginiensis virginiensisVirginia lady
Vanessa vulcania Godart, 1819Canary Red Admiral


Links, sources and further information
Vanessa at artfakta.se
Vanessa at gbif.org
Vanessa at gbif.org
Vanessa at gbif.org
Vanessa at irmng.org
Vanessa at irmng.org
Vanessa at itis.gov