Canary Red Admiral vs West Coast Lady

Vanessa vulcania compared with Vanessa annabella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canary Red Admiral	West Coast Lady
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Vanessa	Vanessa
Species	Vanessa vulcania	Vanessa annabella

Evolutionary Relationship

Canary Red Admiral and West Coast Lady share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vanessa.

Conservation Status

Canary Red Admiral

LC — Least Concern

West Coast Lady

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canary Red Admiral	West Coast Lady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canary Red Admiral

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

West Coast Lady

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

Canary Red Admiral

The Canary Red Admiral (Vanessa vulcania) is a species in the genus Vanessa. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.