Kaniska canace

Blue admiral
Upperside in Coorg, India
Underside view
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Nymphalini
Genus: Kaniska
Moore, 1899
Species:
K. canace
Binomial name
Kaniska canace
Synonyms
  • Nymphalis canace
  • Papilio canace
  • Vanessa canace

This article is about the butterfly. "Blue admiral" redirects here. For the Royal Navy officer rank, see Admiral of the Blue. Blue admiral may refer to the admiral of an allied force.

Kaniska canace, the blue admiral, is a nymphalid butterfly, the only species of the genus Kaniska. It is found in south and southeast Asia.

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