Canary Red Admiral vs Painted Lady

Vanessa vulcania compared with Vanessa cardui

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canary Red Admiral	Painted Lady
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Vanessa	Vanessa
Species	Vanessa vulcania	Vanessa cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Canary Red Admiral

LC — Least Concern

Painted Lady

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canary Red Admiral	Painted 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.

Painted Lady

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

Painted Lady

Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui) 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 2 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal 🇪🇸 Spain