Vanessa indica

Indian red admiral
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Vanessa
Species:	V. indica
Binomial name
	Vanessa indica; (Herbst, 1794)
Synonyms
	Vanessa calliroe (Hübner, 1808) ;

Vanessa indica, called the Indian red admiral^[1]^[2] or the Asian admiral in the United States,^[2] is a butterfly found in the higher altitude regions of India, primarily the Himalayas and the Nilgiri Hills.^[1] It is also found in Sri Lanka and Myanmar,^[2] China, Korea, SE Russia, Japan. It is a close relative of the painted lady.

^ ^a ^b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing. p. 219. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c Savela, Markku. "Vanessa indica (Herbst, 1794)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

[Smetacek-1] Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing. p. 219. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.

[funet-2] Savela, Markku. "Vanessa indica (Herbst, 1794)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 3, 2018.

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