VANESSA ATALANTA
| English name: | Red Admiral |
| Norwegian name: | Admiral |
| Auctor: | Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Original description: | as Papilio Nymphalis atalanta in Syst.Nat. (Edn. 10) I:478. |
| Syn.: | amiralis, (Reitzius, 1783) |
| Type locality of nominate species: | Sweden. |
| Subspecies in Norway: | Probably no subspecies exists of V.atalanta (although North American |
| atalanta's are often referred to as ssp. rubria). | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Azores, Canary Isls., North Africa, Europe, temperate parts of Asia, North |
| America south to Guatemala, Haiti, Bermuda, Hawaiï, New Zealand. | |
| Distribution in Norway: | Entire Norway. |
| Notes: | A migrant species. Most summers it treks from South Europe all the way |
| to Norway.V.atalanta can occasionally survive hibernation in Norway, but | |
| the species can never become a permanent resident in the Norwegian climate. | |
| V.atalanta is not seen every year in the country, but it has become more | |
| frequent over the last couple of decades. | |
| Described forms found in Norway: | - - - |
| Etymology: | Atalanta was a legendary maiden noted for her fleetness of foot (Greek |
| mythology) |
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VANESSA ATALANTA |
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Specimen |
Kommune |
Coll. date |
Remarks |
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| 1 | 19 | Ø | Rygge | 04-SEP-1998 | |
| 2 | 19 | Ø | Rygge | 18-JUL-1992 | (ventral view) |
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