Australian Admiral
S7, Underside Wings
Australian Admiral
S13, Underside Wings
| Australian Admiral S7, Underside Wings | | Australian Admiral S13, Underside Wings | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Insects (Insecta) | |||
| Order: | Butterflies & Moths (Lepidoptera) | ||||
| Family: | Brown Butterfly (Papilionoidea: Nymphalidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Australian Admiral (Vanessa itea) | ||||
| This Photo: | S8, Underside Wings | ||||
| Other name: | Yellow Admiral | ||||
Thank you IndraBone, Thomas Mesaglio & Matt Endacott for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA), the Adelaide Hills, Coastal Areas and elsewhere ~15mm long, ~48mm wingspan. Brilliant blue fake-eye (stigma) on the forewings, with brown marbled rear wings. Notice the hairy eyes! Also notice the pale marks vary between white to dark yellow (hence the "Yellow" Admiral common name). | |||||
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