Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta)
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Butterflies and mothsIn Lucas County, Ohio

Red Admiral

Vanessa atalanta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Red Admiral in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Genus
Vanessa
Near Lucas County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 4 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (5)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (53)
  • Recorded, season not shown (26)
  • Season shown (4)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Red Admiral by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County61 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Clermont County51 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Crawford County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Cuyahoga County225 · Season shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie County67 · Recorded, season not shown
Fairfield County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County313 · Season shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County109 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County215 · Season shown
Hancock County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Lake County49 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County67 · Season shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County189 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County70 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County115 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa County40 · Recorded, season not shown
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County41 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County92 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County178 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County57 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Lucas County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 189 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lucas County · records of all species each week, 60,335 in all

Records per week from 189 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Red Admiral in Lucas County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Red AdmiralYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000168
Jan 11–1700125
Jan 18–240085
Jan 25–310064
Feb 1–70081
Feb 8–140084
Feb 15–2100100
Feb 22–2800101
Mar 1–700137
Mar 8–1400150
Mar 15–2100202
Mar 22–2800278
Mar 29 – Apr 400355
Apr 5–1162421
Apr 12–18112788
Apr 19–2564700
Apr 26 – May 2531,295
May 3–91452,514
May 10–163275,269
May 17–233944,884
May 24–301231,850
May 31 – Jun 6331,817
Jun 7–13421,677
Jun 14–20421,553
Jun 21–27311,586
Jun 28 – Jul 4631,749
Jul 5–11721,976
Jul 12–18432,118
Jul 19–25952,090
Jul 26 – Aug 1221,646
Aug 2–8431,938
Aug 9–15211,606
Aug 16–22331,660
Aug 23–29001,644
Aug 30 – Sep 5221,585
Sep 6–12331,913
Sep 13–19001,724
Sep 20–26542,839
Sep 27 – Oct 3002,478
Oct 4–10002,869
Oct 11–17001,470
Oct 18–2432598
Oct 25–3100496
Nov 1–700365
Nov 8–1400264
Nov 15–2100168
Nov 22–2800160
Nov 29 – Dec 500127
Dec 6–1200133
Dec 13–1900113
Dec 20–2600152
Dec 27 – Jan 200170

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet.

Reported as a caterpillar

Only 1 records here are marked as caterpillars, too few to show a caterpillar season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Mid-April to mid-September, middle week Jun 21–27

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 3,642 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,053 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Red Admiral in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Red AdmiralYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–211112,620
Mar 22–282113,949
Mar 29 – Apr 433219,661
Apr 5–11117726,860
Apr 12–181901039,925
Apr 19–252141041,623
Apr 26 – May 2177956,391
May 3–91651052,952
May 10–16171953,785
May 17–232031057,698
May 24–301191054,651
May 31 – Jun 6881053,099
Jun 7–13119953,700
Jun 14–20135956,625
Jun 21–272231055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 42291058,477
Jul 5–112831061,336
Jul 12–18218964,722
Jul 19–25199869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1113959,416
Aug 2–81151059,712
Aug 9–1591955,994
Aug 16–2259854,328
Aug 23–2954851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 560857,167
Sep 6–1255959,075
Sep 13–1966954,543
Sep 20–2642845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 340743,180
Oct 4–1016737,841
Oct 11–1714530,824
Oct 18–2416921,156
Oct 25–319619,021
Nov 1–71114,172
Nov 8–144412,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26115,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult mid-April to mid-September, middle week Jun 21–27.

From 3,610 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

No caterpillar season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Vanessa recorded in Lucas County

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Painted Lady Vanessa carduiOften confused in Ohio: 14 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • American Lady Vanessa virginiensis94 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa53 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Monarch Danaus (Danaus) plexippus42 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Milbert's Tortoiseshell Aglais milberti39 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: recorded
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: recorded

Not reported in Ohio in January to February, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed55%49%
Forest22%31%
Farmland12%11%
Wetland8%5%
Open water1%3%
Grassland and shrub0.8%0.9%
Barren0.2%0.6%

From 1,802 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Finer identifications

Some Ohio records of this species were identified to a subspecies:

  • Vanessa atalanta rubriared admiralsubspecies

Every one of these records counts toward the Red Admiral's season above.

Why some records go further than species

Many species vary from place to place. Groups of a species that look or sound a little different, and live in different areas, can be named as subspecies. Observers and experts only identify a record that far when it shows enough detail to tell them apart. Records without that detail count at the species level.

Names: Catalogue of Life.

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

3,642 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.