New Zealand Red Admiral

Vanessa gonerilla

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The New Zealand red admiral (Vanessa gonerilla) is a butterfly endemic to New Zealand. Its Māori name is kahukura, which means "red cloak". The red admiral is a member of the family Nymphalidae, the subfamily Nymphalinae and the tribe Nymphalini. There are two subspecies: V. g. gonerilla, which occurs on the mainland of New Zealand, and V. g. ida, which occurs on the Chatham Islands.

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  1. (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/NZ_Red_Admiral_Butterfly_%28Vanessa_gonerilla%29.jpg/460px-NZ_Red_Admiral_Butterfly_%28Vanessa_gonerilla%29.jpg
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanessa_gonerilla

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