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Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Classification

Class
Insecta

Vanessa atalanta, the red admiral or, previously, the red admirable, is a well-characterized, medium-sized butterfly with black wings, red bands, and white spots. It has a wingspan of about 2 inches (5 cm). It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.

Distribution

Sander Pieterse · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog