Red Admiral vs Subtropical Lady

Vanessa atalanta compared with Vanessa carye

Key Differences

• Red Admiral is Least Concern while Subtropical Lady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Admiral	Subtropical 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 atalanta	Vanessa carye

Evolutionary Relationship

Red Admiral and Subtropical Lady share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Vanessa.

Conservation Status

Red Admiral

LC — Least Concern

Subtropical Lady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Admiral	Subtropical Lady
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Red Admiral

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus), Europe (41 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Venezuela).

Subtropical Lady

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Denmark.

Red Admiral

Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark