Vanessa
Admirals and Painted Ladies
Niklas Wahlberg and Andrew V. Z. Brower![taxon links](/Public/treeImages/Vanessa.png?x=-655944336)
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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).
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
The topology is based on the molecular phylogenetic study of Wahlberg et al. (2005).Other Names for Vanessa
- Nymphalis
- Cynthia
- Pyrameis
- Bassaris
- Ammiralis
- Phanessa
- Neopyrameis
- Fieldia
- Vernacular Names: Admirals and Painted Ladies
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 | Vanessa atalanta |
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Location | Belgium, Hamois |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Identified By | Luc Viatour |
Life Cycle Stage | adult |
View | ventral |
Source | Image:Vanessa atalanta 3 Luc Viatour.jpg |
Source Collection | Wikimedia Commons |
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Copyright | © 2007 Luc Viatour |
Scientific Name | Vanessa gonerilla |
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Location | New Zealand: Christchurch, Port Hills, Gibraltar Peak |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Identified By | Andrew V. Z. Brower |
Life Cycle Stage | adult |
View | dorsal |
Source | red admiral butterfly: open |
Source Collection | Flickr |
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Copyright | © 2006 Jon Sullivan |
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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Copyright |
© 2005 Cesare Brizio
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Scientific Name | Vanessa kershawi |
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Location | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia |
Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
Source | Painted Lady |
Source Collection | Flickr |
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Copyright | © 2007 Michael Jefferies |
About This Page
Niklas Wahlberg
University of Turku, Finland
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
Correspondence regarding this page should be directed to Niklas Wahlberg at and Andrew V. Z. Brower at
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- First online 08 December 2006
- Content changed 09 June 2009
Citing this page:
Wahlberg, Niklas and Andrew V. Z. Brower. 2009. Vanessa http://tolweb.org/Vanessa/70331/2009.06.09 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
. Admirals and Painted Ladies. Version 09 June 2009 (under construction).