Lepidoptera: Papilionoidea

Family

Nymphalidae

Subfamily

Nymphalinae

Tribe/Subtribe

Nymphalini

Genus

Vanessa Fabricius, 1807

Type Species

Species/Subspecies

Vanessa cardui Linnaeus, 1758

Type Locality

Distribution

Specific Records

Throughout India; straggler on Andamans and Lakshadweep Is.

Bio Geographic Zones/Zones

Throughout India