Red Admiral vs West Coast Lady

Vanessa atalanta compared with Vanessa annabella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Red Admiral	West Coast Lady
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order same	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family same	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus same	Vanessa	Vanessa
Species	Vanessa atalanta	Vanessa annabella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Red Admiral

LC — Least Concern

West Coast Lady

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Red Admiral	West Coast 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).

West Coast Lady

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

Red Admiral

红蛱蝶（Vanessa atalanta）在IUCN红色名录中被列为无危（LC）。在其分布范围内种群广泛且数量丰富，种群稳定，无直接保护忧虑。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada