Kaniska canace

Blue admiral
Upperside in Coorg, India
Underside view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Nymphalini
Genus: Kaniska
Moore, 1899
Species:
K. canace
Binomial name
Kaniska canace
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis canace
  • Papilio canace
  • Vanessa canace

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Kaniska canace, the blue admiral,[3][4] is a nymphalid butterfly, the only species of the genus Kaniska. It is found in south and southeast Asia.[3][4]

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  3. ^ a b Varshney, R.K.; Smetacek, Peter (2015). A Synoptic Catalogue of the Butterflies of India. New Delhi: Butterfly Research Centre, Bhimtal & Indinov Publishing, New Delhi. p. 218. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.3966.2164. ISBN 978-81-929826-4-9.
  4. ^ a b Savela, Markku. "Nymphalis canace (Linnaeus, 1763)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 2, 2018.