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The New Zealand red admiral (''Vanessa gonerilla'') is a butterfly that is endemic to New Zealand. The Māori name is ''kahukura'' which means "red cloak". The red admiral is a member of the family Nymphalidae, the sub-family Nymphalinae and the tribe Nymphalini. There are two sub-species, ''V. g. gonerilla'', which occurs on the mainland of New Zealand, and ''V. g. ida'', which occurs on the Chatham Islands. ==Description== It is a medium-sized butterfly with a 50–60 mm wingspan.〔 The top side of the forewings is basically black with a central bright red bar running back from the front edge. There are white spots, fringed with light blue, near the tips. The rear wings are more a dark reddish brown with a red area containing four black circles. The centre of each circle is pale blue. The underside of the rear wings is a mottled collection of shapes and white/brown/black colours – very camouflaged when at rest. When revealed, the underside of the fore wings display a striking blue eyespot bracketed by white and red arcs. File:NZ Red Admiral (Vanessa gonerilla)-5.jpg|Folded camouflaged wings File:NZ Red Admiral 09.JPG|Eyespot 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「New Zealand red admiral」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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