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Checklist for Genus Vanessa Fabricius, 1807 (Admirals)
and region Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2110
116133
1222976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2101
115931
1221959
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1812
113780
1210168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
929
84484
1007160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
146
21770
211450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
134
21590
211034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
123
21455
210065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
44
13274
133988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
37
11734
117521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
9
2109
30020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNymphalidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Admirals, Anglewings, Browns, Brush Footed Butterflies
954
12809
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyNymphalinae
Swainson, 1827
Admirals, And peacocks, Anglewings, Brushfoots, Crescents
87
1444
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeNymphalini
Rafinesque, 1815
True Brushfoots
20
295
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusVanessa
Fabricius, 1807
Admirals, Indian Red Admirals, Ladies and Red Admiral
109Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
1 Genera with 109 Species
Vanessa Fabricius, 1946Admirals193SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
109 Species and 84 Subspecies
Vanessa (Cynthia) kershawi Mccoy, 1868Australian Painted Lady
Vanessa abyssinica C. & R. Felder, 1867Abyssinian Admiral
Vanessa abyssinica abyssinica Felder & Felder, 1867
Vanessa abyssinica jacksoni Howarth, 1966
Vanessa abyssinica vansomereni Howarth, 1966
Vanessa ahwashtee (C.L. Fox, 1921)⇒ Cynthia virginiensis Drury, 1873
Vanessa albipuncta (B.J. Lempke, 1956)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa altissima Rosenberg & ..., 1914
Vanessa amerindica J.Y. Miller ..., 1989
Vanessa annabella Field, 1971West Coast Lady
Vanessa antiopa Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa asakurae Matsumura, 1908
Vanessa atalanta Linnaeus, 1758Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta angustifasciata Lempke, 1956
Vanessa atalanta atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa atalanta rubria Fruhstorfer, 1909
Vanessa atalanta bialbata Cabeau, 1911
Vanessa atalanta cabeauensis Lambillion, 1903
Vanessa atalanta caerulocellata Lempke, 1956
Vanessa atalanta eos Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa atalanta flavescens Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa atalanta fracta Tutt, 1896
Vanessa atalanta fuscescens Lempke, 1956
Vanessa atalanta hyensis Lambillion, 1913
Vanessa atalanta infranigrans Lempke, 1956
Vanessa atalanta klemensiewiczi Schille, 1896
Vanessa atalanta merrifieldoides Reuss, 1910
Vanessa atalanta millierei Cabeau, 1923
Vanessa atalanta nana Schultz, 1905
Vanessa atalanta ocellata Stammeshaus, 1954
Vanessa atalanta ochrobrunnea Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa atalanta pallida Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa atalanta parisiensis Girard, 1866
Vanessa atalanta rubra Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa atalanta rubria Fruhstorfer, 1909American Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta septiepupillata Verity, 1919
Vanessa atalanta turcica Wize, 1917
Vanessa atalanta umbrosa Fischer, 1908
Vanessa ate (Strecker, 1878)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa atlantaRed Admiral
Vanessa attavina T. Charpentier, 1843
Vanessa aureum (Smith & Abbot, 1797)⇒ Polygonia interrogationis Fabricius, 1798
Vanessa baicalensis Kleinschmidt, 1929
Vanessa belladonna (C. Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa borbonica (Oberthür, 1880)⇒ Antanartia borbonica Oberthür, 1879
Vanessa borbonica borbonica Oberthür, 1879
Vanessa borbonica mauritiana Manders, 1908
Vanessa brasiliensis
Vanessa braziliensis Moore, 1883Brazilian Painted Lady
Vanessa browni (J. Meilhan, 1928)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa brunnea-albimaculata (T. Reuss, 1916)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa buana Fruhstorfer, 1898Lompobatang Lady
Vanessa c-album Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa californica (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Nymphalis xanthomelas Esper, 1781
Vanessa canace (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Kaniska canace Linnaeus, 1763
Vanessa carduelina (S.N. Alphéraky, 1908)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa carduelis (Seba, 1765)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758Cosmopolitan
Vanessa cardui albipuncta Lempke, 1956
Vanessa cardui brunnea-albimaculata Reuss, 1916
Vanessa cardui carduelina Alphéraky..., 1908
Vanessa cardui cardui Linnaeus, 1758Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui conjuncta Verity, 1919
Vanessa cardui elymi Rambur, 1829
Vanessa cardui emielymi Verity, 1919
Vanessa cardui huntera Lowe, 1902
Vanessa cardui jacksoni (A.H. Clark, 1927)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui japonica (Stichel, 1908)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui littoralis (E.F. Souza, 1926)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui nigripuncta Lempke, 1956
Vanessa cardui ocellata Rebel, 1910
Vanessa cardui ochracea Reuss, 1918
Vanessa cardui pallida Schoyen, 1881
Vanessa cardui priameis Schultz, 1904
Vanessa cardui rogeri Meilhan, 1929
Vanessa cardui rosea Pronin, 1926
Vanessa cardui semisuffusa (T.D.A. Cocke..., 1889)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui septiespupillata Verity, 1919
Vanessa cardui sexiespupillata Verity, 1919
Vanessa cardui universa (R. Verity, 1919)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui ushuwaia (Bryk, 1944)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa cardui varini Meilhan, 1929
Vanessa carey
Vanessa carnea (W. Fritsch, 1912)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
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 caschmirensis Kollar, 1848
Vanessa charonia Linnaeus, 1763Blue Admiral
Vanessa chinganensis Kleinschmidt, 1929
Vanessa conjuncta (R. Verity, 1919)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa coreensis Kleinschmidt, 1929
Vanessa dejeani Godart, 1823
Vanessa dejeani dejeani
Vanessa dejeani mounseyi Talbot, 1936
Vanessa dejeanii Godart, 1824
Vanessa dilecta Hanafusa, 1992
Vanessa dimorphica Howarth, 1966Dimorphic Admiral
Vanessa dimorphica aethiopica Howarth, 1966
Vanessa dimorphica comorica Howarth, 1966
Vanessa dimorphica comoroica Howarth, 1966
Vanessa dimorphica dimorphica Howarth, 1966Northern Short-tailed Admiral
Vanessa dimorphica mortoni Howarth, 1966
Vanessa dulcinea Sheljuzhko, 1960
Vanessa elymi (Rambur, 1829)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa emielymi (R. Verity, 1919)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa emma (Stephan, 1923)⇒ Nymphalis antiopa Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa eos Fritsch, 1913
Vanessa flava (Eitel, 1924)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa fossilis Y. P. Nekrut..., 1965
Vanessa gnaphalii (J.C. Fabricius, 1938)⇒ Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773
Vanessa gonerilla Fabricius, 1775New Zealand red admiral
Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla Fabricius, 1775New Zealand red admiral
Vanessa gonerilla ida Alfken, 1899Chatham Island red admiral
Vanessa haronica Moore, 1879
Vanessa hippomene Aurivillius, 1899Southern Short-tailed Admiral
Vanessa hippomene hippomene Hübner, 1823Southern Short-tailed Admiral
Vanessa hippomene madegassorum Aurivillius, 1899
Vanessa horishana Nire, 1917
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 indica indica Herbst, 1794Indian Red Admiral
Vanessa indica nubicola Fruhstorfer, 1898
Vanessa indica vulcania Godart, 1819Canary Red Admiral
Vanessa inops (R. Verity, 1919)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa inornata (Bramson, 1886)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa io Linnaeus, 1758
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 jacksoni (A. H. Clark, 1932)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa johni (E. Fischer, 1932)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa kaiensis (Kanda & Fuji..., 1931)⇒ Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa karaganica Nekrutenko, 1969
Vanessa kaschmirensis (Kollar, 1848)⇒ Aglais urticae Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa maria (J. Stephan, 1924)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa martha-maria (J. Stephan, 1924)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa martini-voigti Kleinschmidt, 1940
Vanessa massachusettensis (J.D. Gunder, 1925)⇒ Cynthia virginiensis Drury, 1873
Vanessa melanosa (C. Cabeau, 1913)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
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 nigripuncta (B.J. Lempke, 1956)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa ochracea (T. Reuss, 1918)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa pallens (P. Noel, 1881)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa pallida (Fritsch, 1913)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa perakana (Distant, 1886)⇒ Polygonia canace perakana Distant, 1886
Vanessa pluto Heer, 1849
Vanessa polychloros Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa rogeri (J. Meilhan, 1928)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa rosacea (T. Reuss, 1916)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa rosea (P. Pionneau, 1926)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa samani Hagen, 1895
Vanessa schaeneia Howarth, 1966
Vanessa schaeneia diluta Rothschild &..., 1903
Vanessa schaeneia dubia Howarth, 1966
Vanessa schaeneia schaeneia Trimen, 1879
Vanessa schoenfellneri (E. Hoffmann, 1925)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa septiespupillata (R. Verity, 1919)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa sexiespupillata (R. Verity, 1919)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa silaceus Bandemann, 1935
Vanessa simmsi (J.D. Gunder, 1927)⇒ Vanessa virginiensis Drury, 1773
Vanessa stoetzneri Kleinschmidt, 1929
Vanessa subfracta (S. Stach, 1925)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa takesakiana (Kato, 1925)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa tameamea Eschscholtz, 1878Kameamea
Vanessa tameneameaKamehameha Lady
Vanessa tammeamea
Vanessa terpsichore Philipi, 1859Chilean Lady
Vanessa umbrosa Fischer, 1908
Vanessa urticae Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa varini (J. Meilhan, 1928)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa vetula C. von Heyden, 1859
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
Vanessa wiskotti (M. Standfuss, 1895)⇒ Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758
Vanessa xanthomelas Bryk, 1946


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