Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Vanessa carye (Hübner, 1812)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Papilionoidea

Family
Nymphalidae

Genus
Vanessa

Species
carye

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Roque-Albelo, L. Landry, B. (2016) CDF Checklist of Galapagos Butterflies and Moths Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Ecuador, 32 pp.
  • Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Vanessa carye", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7381. Accessed 25 May 2025.