Almirante rojo
Vanessa atalanta
Mariposa
Mariposa rápida y oscura con bandas anaranjadas y manchas blancas en las alas anteriores, presente en toda América del Norte y una de las mariposas de jardín más reconocibles. Las larvas se alimentan de plantas de la familia de las ortigas (Urticaceae), principalmente ortiga mayor (Urtica dioica) y ortiga falsa (Boehmeria cylindrica). Los adultos son nectarívoros generalistas en muchas herbáceas, pero también se alimentan abundantemente de savia de árbol, fruta en fermentación y estiércol, por lo que no dependen estrictamente de las flores.
Conservación
Globalmente segura y ampliamente distribuida; no es una especie de interés para la conservación. La Lista Roja de la IUCN la evalúa como de Preocupación Menor.
Plan para esta especie
Conjunto de plantas aptas para Chicago, IL: primero plantas hospedantes y especialistas, luego plantas de néctar, fruto, semilla, follaje y refugio que también encajan con la lectura climática actual y de mediados de siglo.
1 relación esencial / 5 plantas de apoyo
Enlaces hospedador/especialista: 1
Enlaces forraje/polinización: 5
Enlaces de refugio: 0
Roles de relación: 2
Lúpulo común
Esencial / Plantas hospedantes de larvas
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center names Red Admiral among the butterflies that use common hops as a larval host; this is a source-backed relationship for Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides.
Hisopo
De apoyo / Plantas de néctar
Red-admiral butterflies also nectar at the long-blooming blue spikes, which keep generalist butterflies coming through summer.
Telefio, hierba callera
De apoyo / Plantas de néctar
Red admirals nectar at the autumn flowers, drawn to the broad landing platform of the flat heads.
Barba azul
De apoyo / Plantas de néctar
Red admiral butterflies are a plausible late-summer nectar visitor in the European and eastern North American portions of the range, where the bloom timing coincides with the butterfly's late-season flight.
Eupatorio perfoliado
De apoyo / Plantas de néctar
Arbusto de las mariposas
De apoyo / Plantas de néctar
Plantas en el catálogo
Plantas hospedantes de larvas · 1
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center names Red Admiral among the butterflies that use common hops as a larval host; this is a source-backed relationship for Humulus lupulus var. lupuloides.
Plantas de néctar · 25
Red admiral butterflies are a plausible late-summer nectar visitor in the European and eastern North American portions of the range, where the bloom timing coincides with the butterfly's late-season flight.
Red admirals and other nectar-feeding butterflies visit the long-blooming blue flowers in warm-climate gardens.
Red admiral butterflies visit hawthorn flowers for nectar in spring; the species is a Holarctic butterfly whose European range overlaps fully with C. monogyna.
Red admirals also nectar at the open blue heads, drawn to a strong nectar plant among the summer meadow flowers.
Red admiral butterflies (Vanessa atalanta) are active during the spring bluebell bloom window in the species' Atlantic European range and are plausibly occasional nectar visitors, though bumblebees are the documented primary pollinators.
Red admiral butterflies (Vanessa atalanta) visit holly flowers for nectar during their spring flight in Europe; consistent with Wikipedia's note that small butterflies forage holly flowers.
Red admirals are commonly observed foraging ivy flowers in the UK and Europe in autumn; a well-established field observation for the European native range.
Red admirals, present as early migrants or overwintered adults in mild climates, visit early-spring nectar sources such as Ribes sanguineum in both its native range and cultivated European gardens.
Red admirals and other nectar-feeding butterflies visit the nectar-rich steel-blue heads at the height of summer, when globe thistle is a magnet for pollinators.
Red admirals and related Vanessa butterflies are commonly seen at the flowers; the shrub is widely described in European horticultural literature as butterfly-attracting.
Red-admiral butterflies also nectar at the long-blooming blue spikes, which keep generalist butterflies coming through summer.
Vanessa atalanta adults are recorded nectaring on ornamental cherry flowers in European gardens during early spring emergence.
Wikipedia notes the species attracts butterflies generally; red admirals (Vanessa atalanta), a Holarctic species, are plausible nectar visitors, though Wikipedia does not name this species specifically.
Red admirals nectar at the autumn flowers, drawn to the broad landing platform of the flat heads.
Red admiral butterflies emerging from overwintering are active in spring when candytuft blooms and visit open white flowers for nectar.
Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta) is a commonly observed nectar visitor to Centranthus ruber flower clusters in European gardens.
Wikipedia records Lepidoptera among the pollinators of Armeria maritima; the Holarctic red admiral is commonly observed nectaring on coastal wildflowers including thrift in its native British and European habitats.
Late-flying butterflies including red admirals visit the late-season bloom; Wikipedia lists butterflies among the pollinators, and the red admiral is one of the few European butterflies active into October.
Red admirals occasionally nectaring on early Amelanchier flowers have been recorded in northern Europe, though the tree is not a primary host or key nectary for this species.
Plantas frutales · 1
Plantas de refugio · 2
Adults of overwintering nymphalids such as the red admiral shelter in the crevices and held winter foliage of mature beech and beech hedges.
Red admiral and other Vanessid butterflies overwinter and shelter in the bark crevices and leaf litter beneath mature Scots pine, particularly in European heathland contexts.
Distribución
De amplia distribución en América del Norte desde Canadá hacia el sur a través de México hasta Guatemala. Las poblaciones norteñas son migratorias, desplazándose al sur en otoño; produce una generación en el norte y dos o más generaciones (aproximadamente de marzo a octubre) más al sur.
Fuentes y citas
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Plotwright. (n.d.). Almirante rojo (Vanessa atalanta). Retrieved 2026, August 20, from https://plotwright.com/wildlife/red-admiral
Fuentes utilizadas para este registro
Este registro se elaboró a partir de las fuentes de abajo.
BAMONA: Red admiral
Species profile for range, brood timing, nettle hosts, and adult food sources.
MDC Field Guide: Red admiral
State agency species account used for identification detail, larval and adult food, and life-cycle timing. Missouri-scoped, so it is not cited for continental range.
Wikipedia: Vanessa atalanta
Corroborating reference for global range, Urticaceae host use, nectar/sap/fruit feeding, and Least Concern status.
GBIF: Vanessa atalanta
GBIF backbone matches the species Vanessa atalanta exactly as an accepted taxon (key 1898286).
iNaturalist: Vanessa atalanta
iNaturalist matches the species Vanessa atalanta exactly (taxon 49133).