Blue admiral
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| phylum | Arthropoda | The blue admiral is a nymphalid butterfly, the only species of the genus Kaniska. It is found in south and southeast Asia. Kaniska canace has a wingspan of about 60–70 millimetres (2.4–2.8 in). The upperside of forewings and hindwings is black, while the underside is black and brown. Also the body is completely black. Forewings have a blue band at the wavy outer edge, a blue or white spot at the wing leading edge and a little white spot in the wing tip. Hindwings show a wide blue transversal band, with a row a small black spots and a narrow blue band at the outer very wavy edge.
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| Class | Insecta | |
| order | Lepidoptera | |
| family | Nymphalidae | |
| genus | Kaniska | |
| species | K. canace |
