Vanessa gonerilla

Vanessa gonerilla is a very nice butterfly from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The first description was in 1775 by Fabricius. With a wingspan of 5.0 – 6.0 cm Vanessa gonerilla is a small member of the family NYMPHALIDAE. The butterfly is black with white and blue spots and a broad red band.

Photos for easy identification

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

: Photo © by Thomas Neubauer

These are nice photos of Vanessa gonerilla. Vanessa gonerilla is a member of the family NYMPHALIDAE from Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia).

Description

The forewings are black. In the pinion there is a chain of little whitish blue spots. Aside this there is a isolated white spot. A red band is crossing the wing.
The underside is a copy of upside, but the ground is brown and marmorate. Futhermore there is a blue ring between the isolated white spot and the red band.

The hind wings are dark brown and have no tails. The margin is ridged. At the margin there is a broad red area which contain four black spots with a blue core.
The underside is brown and marmorate. At the margin there is a chain of dark spots.

The body is dark brown.

Sex differences: None

Distribution

Vanessa gonerilla is a butterfly of the Australasia / Indomalaya ecozone (Australia). The distribution is restricted to New Zealand.

: This world map shows the ecozones in which this butterfly is distributed.

Larval food

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General information

The first description of this butterfly was in 1775 by Fabricius. There is only one subspecies.

Vanessa gonerilla ida [Alfken, 1899]

Protection provisions / Red List

CITES: (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora):

-no entry- (as at 14.06.2006)
EU regulation on trading with species of wild Fauna and Flora

-no entry- (as at 19.08.2005)
IUCN Red List of threatened species:

-no entry- (as at 2004) (see: www.redlist.org/)