New Zealand red admiral

New Zealand red admiral
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Vanessa
Species:
V. gonerilla
Binomial name
Vanessa gonerilla
(Fabricius, 1775)
Subspecies
  • V. g. gonerilla
  • V. g. ida (Alfken, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Bassaris gonerilla

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.