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Chilean lady

Vanessa terpsichore (Philippi, 1860)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The chilean lady (Vanessa terpsichore) is a species in the family Nymphalidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the chilean lady

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
4.15 cm – 4.85 cm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the chilean lady?

CHILEAN LADY · WINGSPAN 4.85 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 4.85 cm, the recorded maximum wingspan of the chilean lady is about 2.9% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the chilean lady live?

Not recorded

Is the chilean lady endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chilean lady classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNymphalidae
  6. genusVanessa
  7. SpeciesVanessa terpsichore (Philippi, 1860)

Synonyms Pyrameis terpsichore

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Dama PatagónicaSpanish
  • Mariposa colorada del surSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chilean lady

Other species in the same genus Vanessa.

LC, Least Concern
Red admiral (Vanessa atalanta)

Red admiral

Vanessa atalanta

Nymphalidae

Red admiral

Vanessa gonerilla

NymphalidaeNo free photo yet

CompareChilean lady vs Red admiralChilean lady vs Painted ladyChilean lady vs American ladyChilean lady vs Asian admiral

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the chilean lady?

An adult chilean lady has a wingspan of 4.15 cm – 4.85 cm, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the chilean lady?

The chilean lady (Vanessa terpsichore) belongs to the family Nymphalidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chilean lady (Vanessa terpsichore). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chilean-lady

MLA

“Chilean lady (Vanessa terpsichore).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chilean-lady.

BibTeX
@misc{chilean_lady_2026,
  title = {Chilean lady (Vanessa terpsichore)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chilean-lady},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}