Classificatie
Animalia [koninkrijk]Arthropoda [superfylum]
Mandibulata [fylum]
Hexapoda [superklasse]
Insecta [klasse]
Pterygota [onderklasse]
Lepidoptera [orde]
Ditrysia [onderorde]
Nymphalioidea [onderklasse]
Nymphalidae [familie]
Nymphalinae [onderfamilie]
Nymphalini [tribe]
Vanessa [genus]
Genus Vanessa heeft de volgende onderliggende taxa:
Vanessa atalanta [species]
Vanessa cardui [species]