Vanessa vulcania is a day butterfly from the Nymphalidae family .
| Vanessa vulcania |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Winged insects |
| Treasure : | Fully Transformed Insects |
| Squadron : | Amphiesmenoptera |
| Infrastructure : | Butterflies |
| Treasure : | Double-breasted |
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| International scientific name |
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Vanessa vulcania Godart , 1819 |
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Previously considered as a subspecies of Vanessa indica . Allocated to independent view in 1992 by Leestmans.
Wingspan 54-60 mm. Sexual dimorphism is not expressed. The body is the general background of the wings of dark brown or black. There are white spots on the top of the front wings. From the front edge to the inner corner there is an oblique red band, on which there are three black spots. The pattern of the top is repeated from below on the front wings, and the hind wing is brownish and marbled due to dark strokes and convolutions. The hind wings are rounded; their outer edge is slightly wavy. A wide red strip with black dots and bright marginal holes runs along them. There are two small blue spots at the back corner. The central cell on the hind wings is closed. The outer wing paradise is wavy with one more prominent protrusion on the vein M1 on the front wings. The outer edge of the hind wings without noticeable protrusions. Wings below with a series of submarginal ocular spots.
Endemic of the Canary Islands (except for the island of Lanzarote ) and the island of Madeira . The species is widespread on sea coasts and in the mountains at heights of up to 1500–1700 m above sea level. Butterflies prefer laurel forests, also found in parks and gardens, can form clusters on fallen overripe fruits.
Flight time takes place year-round. Climatic conditions in the habitats of the species allow several generations to develop in a year. Butterflies eat nectar of flowers, sap of trees and ripened fruits.
Females lay eggs on the leaves of fodder plants individually. Caterpillar feed plants: Urtica morifolia and Urtica urens nettle . The caterpillar is black-brown with yellow stripes and dots on the sides of the body. The caterpillar stage lasts 3 months. Pupa free, attached head down. The pupal stage lasts two to three weeks after pupation.
- Gil-T., F. & R. Obregón, 2012: Notes on the preimaginal stages of Vanessa vulcania (Godart, 1819) and differences in the structure of the egg with respect to Vanessa indica (Herbst, 1794) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae) . Atalanta 43 (1/2): 87-90.
- Marcos Báez: Mariposas de Canarias. Editorial Rueda, Madrid 1998. ISBN 84-7207-110-3 .
- H. Gerisch: Noch einmal: Der Indische Admiral im Vogtland (Lep., Nymph.) . In: Entomologische Berichte 1978: S. 102-104, Berlin 1978, ISSN 0425-1075 .
- Tom Tolman & Richard Lewington: Die Tagfalter Europas und Nordwestafrikas. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 1998. ISBN 3-440-07573-7 .
