Summary ²

The Blue Admiral (Kaniska canace) is the only species of the genus, Kaniska, a nymphalid butterfly found as far north as southeastern Siberia, west to Japan and Korea, east to India and Taiwan and south to Sri Lanka, Burma and parts of Indonesia. See also Anglewing butterflies.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Charles Lam, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/kclama/1871875352/
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaniska_canace

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• CUIC Insect Images
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• 日本のレッドデータ検索システム

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