Google   MPG (species pages only) MPG (entire website) Entire Web


Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Nymphalidae
77a0822 – 4436   Vanessa annabella (Field, 1971)
Distribution Data for Vanessa annabella
Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps
Larva and
Host Plants:
Host familiy: Alcea Althaea Eremalche Iliamna Lavatera Ligustrum Lupinus Malacothamnus Malva Malvella Potentilla S..  Host genera: Alcea Althaea Eremalche Iliamna Lavatera Ligustrum Lupinus Malacothamnus Malva Malvella Potentilla S...  Host extended: Alcea, Althaea, Eremalche, Iliamna, Lavatera, Ligustrum, Lupinus, Malacothamnus, Malva, Malvella, Po...  Host extended: mallows (Brock & Kaufman 2003); on leaves (Robinson et al 2002); larvae eat leaves (Scott 2020).  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025)
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • annabella (Field, 1971) (Cynthia) - MONA 1983: 4436
  • caryae; [various], [no date] (Vanessa) missp.; TL: (no type).
  • carye of authors; (not Hübner, 1812) (Hamadryas) misappl.
  • intermedia Grinnell, 1918 (Vanessa)
  • letcheri Grinnell, 1918 (Vanessa)
  • muelleri (Letcher, 1898) (Pyrameis)
  • nivosa (Gunder, 1927) (Cynthia)
  • schraderi (Gunder, 1929) (Cynthia)
  • References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
    • Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at iNaturalist
    • Species Page at the Butterflies of America

    Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

    Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

    Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone