Kaniska canace

This article is about the butterfly. "Blue admiral" redirects here. For the Royal Navy officer rank, see Admiral of the Blue. Blue admiral may refer to the admiral of an allied force.

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.