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New Zealand red admiral, the Glossary

The New Zealand red admiral (Vanessa gonerilla) is a butterfly endemic to New Zealand.^[1]

26 relations: Banks Peninsula, Butterfly, Chatham Islands, Echthromorpha intricatoria, Endemism, Eyespot (mimicry), Forest & Bird, Instar, Introduced species, Johan Christian Fabricius, Larva, List of butterflies of New Zealand, Māori language, Moulting, Nectar, New Zealand, Nymphalidae, Nymphalinae, Nymphalini, Pieris rapae, Pteromalus puparum, Seta, Subspecies, Urtica, Urtica ferox, Yellow admiral.
Butterflies of New Zealand
Vanessa (butterfly)

Banks Peninsula

Banks Peninsula is a peninsula of volcanic origin on the east coast of the South Island of New Zealand.

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Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran suborder Rhopalocera, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight.

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Chatham Islands

The Chatham Islands (Moriori: Rēkohu, 'Misty Sun'; Wharekauri) are an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean about east of New Zealand's South Island, administered as part of New Zealand, and consisting of about 10 islands within an approximate radius, the largest of which are Chatham Island and Pitt Island (''Rangiauria'').

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Echthromorpha intricatoria

Echthromorpha intricatoria, also known as the cream-spotted ichneumon, is a common wasp found in Australia and New Zealand.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Eyespot (mimicry)

An eyespot (sometimes ocellus) is an eye-like marking.

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Forest & Bird

Forest & Bird (Te Reo o te Taiao), also known by its formal name as the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand, is an environmental organisation specialising in the protection and conservation of New Zealand's indigenous flora and fauna and unique wild places and natural ecosystems.

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Instar

An instar (from the Latin īnstar 'form, likeness') is a developmental stage of arthropods, such as insects, which occurs between each moult (ecdysis) until sexual maturity is reached.

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Introduced species

An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived there by human activity, directly or indirectly, and either deliberately or accidentally.

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Johan Christian Fabricius

Johan Christian Fabricius (7 January 1745 – 3 March 1808) was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others.

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Larva

A larva (larvae) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into their next life stage.

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List of butterflies of New Zealand

The butterflies of New Zealand include twelve endemic species, as well as several introduced and migrant species. New Zealand red admiral and List of butterflies of New Zealand are butterflies of New Zealand and butterflies of Oceania.

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Māori language

Māori, or te reo Māori ('the Māori language'), commonly shortened to te reo, is an Eastern Polynesian language and the language of the Māori people, the indigenous population of mainland New Zealand.

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Moulting

In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is a process by which an animal casts off parts of its body to serve some beneficial purpose, either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in its life cycle.

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Nectar

Nectar is a viscous, sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists, which in turn provide herbivore protection.

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New Zealand

New Zealand (Aotearoa) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.

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Nymphalidae

The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world.

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Nymphalinae

The Nymphalinae are a subfamily of brush-footed butterflies (family Nymphalidae).

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Nymphalini

Nymphalini is a tribe of nymphalid brush-footed butterflies.

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Pieris rapae

Pieris rapae is a small- to medium-sized butterfly species of the whites-and-yellows family Pieridae. New Zealand red admiral and Pieris rapae are butterflies of Oceania.

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Pteromalus puparum

Pteromalus puparum, common name white butterfly pupal parasitoid wasp, is a widely distributed species of endoparasitic wasp that oviposits in and parasitizes Lepidoptera cocoons.

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Seta

In biology, setae (seta; from the Latin word for "bristle") are any of a number of different bristle- or hair-like structures on living organisms.

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Subspecies

In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.

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Urtica

Urtica is a genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae.

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Urtica ferox

Urtica ferox, commonly known as tree nettle and, in Māori, ongaonga, taraonga, taraongaonga, оr okaoka, is a species of nettle endemic to New Zealand.

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Yellow admiral

The Yellow admiral or Australian admiral (Vanessa itea) is a butterfly native to Australia, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and Norfolk Islands. New Zealand red admiral and Yellow admiral are butterflies described in 1775, butterflies of New Zealand and Vanessa (butterfly).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_red_admiral

Also known as Bassaris gonerilla, Vanessa gonerilla, Vanessa gonerilla gonerilla, Vanessa gonerilla ida.