# Vanessa indica-Silent Valley-2016-08-14-001

- By: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India
- Date: 14 August 2016
- Classification: Photograph
- Museum: [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vanessa_indica-Silent_Valley-2016-08-14-001.jpg)
- Rights: [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
- Picture: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Vanessa_indica-Silent_Valley-2016-08-14-001.jpg/1920px-Vanessa_indica-Silent_Valley-2016-08-14-001.jpg
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Vanessa indica, Indian Red Admiral, is a butterfly found in the higher altitude regions of India. Males commonly imbibe mineralised moisture from damp ground, and also visit dung or decomposing fallen fruit. Females are more commonly observed when nectaring, and favour taller flowers.