Vanessa
Cynthia
, Pyrameis Niklas Wahlberg and Andrew V. Z. Brower![taxon links](http://tolweb.org/tolarchive/70331/20070319/Public/treeImages/Vanessa.png%3Fx=2008305806)
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The genus Vanessa contains some of the world's most widespread and familiar butterflies, including the Red Admiral (V. atalanta) and the Painted Lady (V. cardui).
References
Wahlberg N, Brower AVZ, and Nylin S. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of tribes and genera in the subfamily Nymphalinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) based on three gene sequences. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 86: 227-251.
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Scientific Name | Lepidoptera:Nymphalidae: Vanessa atalanta |
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Location | “Corno alle Scale” Park, Bologna Province, Emilia Romagna, Italy |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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Scientific Name | Lepidoptera:Nymphalidae: Cynthia cardui |
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Location | “Corno alle Scale” Park, Bologna Province, Emilia Romagna, Italy |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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About This Page
Niklas Wahlberg
Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
Correspondence regarding this page should be directed to Niklas Wahlberg at and Andrew V. Z. Brower at
Page copyright © 2006 Niklas Wahlberg and
- First online 08 December 2006
- Content changed 19 March 2007
Citing this page:
Wahlberg, Niklas and Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2007. Vanessa http://tolweb.org/Vanessa/70331/2007.03.19 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
. Cynthia , Pyrameis . Version 19 March 2007 (under construction).