It is a medium-sized butterfly The upperside of the forewings are dark brown to black toward the outer edges, with three small white patches and a wide, bright yellow bar, and dull red nearer the body. The rear wings are dull red with a black border, and a row of black circles with light blue centres near the edge.
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The underwings are very different - the rear wing is various shades of brown with cryptic, irregular markings; the underside of the forewing has a blue eyespot on a black background that is highlighted by a yellow area above and below.

At a glance

Habitat They prefer open country, wastelands and gardens where the stinging nettles, Urtica incisa and Urtica urens are present. It is found at up to 1000 m above sea level.
Size Variable wingspan of 48 to 50 mm in Tasmania
Origin Native
Distribution Australia, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and Norfolk Islands
Descriptions
Distribution
Australia, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and Norfolk Islands
Habitat
They prefer open country, wastelands and gardens where the stinging nettles, Urtica incisa and Urtica urens are present. It is found at up to 1000 m above sea level.
Size
Variable wingspan of 48 to 50 mm in Tasmania
Common Name Yellow Admiral
Aliases Australian admiral,
Origin Native
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygotes
OrderLepidoptera
SuborderDitrysia
SuperfamilyPapilionoidea
FamilyNymphalidae
SubfamilyNymphalinae
TribeNymphalini
GenusVanessa
SpeciesVanessa itea
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