Red Admiral

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Wingspan: 1 3/4 - 3 inches
The Red Admiral is a medium-sized butterfly that is easily distinguished from all other species in our region by the bright, red-orange bands across all four upper wings.

Red admiral butterfly
Vanessa atalanta
A very attractive red and black butterfly that is a common visitor to garden flowers.
Statistics
Wingspan: 60mm.

Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
The red admiral is a familiar butterfly, and is easy to identify thanks to its striking patterning; the black forewings feature prominent... More 11 Images 3 Videos ...

RED ADMIRAL
The Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) is a common migratory butterfly found in marshy north temperate regions of Asia, Europe and North America. It is a fast flier. Its caterpillar lives only on nettles. Classification: Family Nymphalidae.

Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta
Look for red admirals throughout the continental United States, with a few migrating as far north as Alaska. They like woodland edges, farms, parks, gardens, meadows, streams and fields.

Red admirals are widespread yet “less than common'. You can come across a red admiral anywhere at anytime within Canterbury. Red admirals have been sighted at Prices Valley, Orton Bradley Park and Ahuriri Valley.

Unusual this far at sea, a few American Ladies and possibly one Red Admiral passed the boat at the trap site. A half dozen or so Harbor Porpoise and one Minke Whale in the distance were the only marine mammals seen.

Fritillary Julia Heliconian Zebra Heliconian Mexican Fritillary Theona Checkerspot Bordered Patch Crimson Patch Elada Checkerspot Texan Crescent Pale-banded Crescent Vesta Crescent Phaon Crescent Pearl Crescent American Lady Painted Lady Red Admiral ...

These butterflies are closely related to the viceroys (Limenitis archippus) and the Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta).
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They can be quite a menace to butterflies visiting the flowers on buddleia bushes and are in no way deterred by the so-called 'warning' colours of eye-marked peacocks and flashing red admirals.

American Lady (Vanessa virginiensis)
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
Common Buckeye (Junonia coenia)
White Peacock (Anartia jatrophae)
Banded Peacock (Anartia fatima)
Malachite (Siproeta stelenes) ...

Vanessa atalanta (Red Admiral)
Vanessa cardui (Painted Lady)
Vanessa virginiensis (American Painted Lady)
Xanthorhoe fluctuata (Garden Carpet)
Xestia c-nigrum (Setaceous Hebrew Character)
Zygaena filipendulae (Six-spot Burnet) ...

See also: Monarch, Caterpillar, Swallow, Monarch Butterfly, Nymph