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Species of butterfly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vanessa dimorphica (northern short-tailed admiral or dimorphic admiral) is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Africa.
| Northern short-tailed admiral | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Vanessa |
| Species: | V. dimorphica |
| Binomial name | |
| Vanessa dimorphica (Howarth, 1966) | |
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Wingspan is 45–45 mm in males and 42–48 mm in females. Has two or three flight periods with peak between April and May.[1]
The larvae feed on Laportia peduncularis and Drogueria and Carduus species.[1]
This species was traditionally considered to be a member of the genus Antanartia, but recent molecular analyses reveals that it is more closely related to members of the genus Vanessa.[2]
Listed alphabetically.[3]
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