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Red Lady

Vanessa atalanta

Species code GS000432

General Status in Canada

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Butterflies
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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Red Lady

In English, species in the genus Vanessa are named "Lady".

French common name:

Vulcain

This common name is an exception. Usually, in French, species in the tribe Nymphalini are named "Vanesse" (feminine).
YearEnglish common name French common name
2000Red AdmiralVulcain
2010Red AdmiralVulcain
2015
2020
Red Lady

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

PROTOSTOMIA

Superphylum

Ecdysozoa

Phylum

Arthropoda

Subphylum

Hexapoda

Class

Insecta

Subclass

Pterygota

Infraclass

Neoptera

Superorder

Holometabola

YearScientific nameFamilyOrder
2000Vanessa atalantaNymphalidaeLepidoptera
2010Vanessa atalantaNymphalidaeLepidoptera
2015Vanessa atalantaNymphalidaeLepidoptera
2020Vanessa atalantaNymphalidaeLepidoptera

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

YearRounded National RankDescription of the changeReason for changeNotes
2000Secure
2010Secure
2015Secure
2020Secure

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Secure - N5B,N5M
2020Secure - N5B
Yukon
2000Secure - 4
2010Accidental - 8
2015Not Applicable - SNA
2020Not Applicable - SNA
Northwest Territories
2000Accidental - 8
2010Accidental - 8
2015Not Applicable - SNA
2020Not Applicable - SNA
Nunavut
2000Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
British Columbia
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Secure - S5B,SNRM
2020Secure - S5B,SNRM
Alberta
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Unranked - SNRM
2020Secure - S5B
Saskatchewan
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Secure - S5B,SNRM
2020Secure - S5B,SNRM
Manitoba
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Secure - S5B,SNRM
2020Secure - S5B,SNRM
Ontario
2000Undetermined - 5
2010Secure - 4
2015Secure - S5B,SNRM
2020Secure - S5B,SNRM
Quebec
2000Not Assessed - 6
2010Secure - 4
2015Unranked - SNRB,S5M
2020Unranked - SNRB,S5M
New Brunswick
2000Not Assessed - 6
2010Secure - 4
2015Secure - S5B,S5M
2020Secure - S5B
Nova Scotia
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015Apparently Secure - S4B,S5M
2020Apparently Secure - S4B,S5M
Prince Edward Island
2000Not Assessed - 6
2010Secure - 4
2015Apparently Secure - S4B,S4M
2020Apparently Secure - S4B
Newfoundland and Labrador
2000Secure - 4
2010Secure - 4
2015
2020
Labrador
2000
2010
2015Unrankable - SUB,SUM
2020Unrankable - SUB
Newfoundland
2000
2010
2015Secure - S5B,S5M
2020Secure - S5B
Pacific Ocean
2000Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Western Arctic Ocean
2000Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present
Atlantic Ocean
2000Not Present
2010Not Present
2015Not Present
2020Not Present