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Vanessa tameamea
Eschscholtz, 1821
English name: Kamehameha butterfly
Japanese name: Kamehameha akatateha
Hawaiian name: Lepe o Hina, Lepelepe, Lepelepe o Hina, Pulelehua
Distribution: Endemic to Hawaii.
Distribution in Hawaii: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Maui, Hawaii
Host Plants: Mamaki (Pipturus albidus)
Fleights:
Habitat:
Comments:This species is one of two endemic butterflies to Hawaii.
The other is Udara blackburnii
The best season to find this butterfly is said to be from November to January.
This butterfly is often observed nectaring on tree sap.
Adult butterflies
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 27, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 27, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 27, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 27, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 27, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 27, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 27, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 27, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 26, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 26, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 26, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 26, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 26, 2005.
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Makahi Trail, the Big Island of Hawaii.
February 26, 2005.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. January 31, 2004.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. January 31, 2004.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. January 31, 2004.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. January 31, 2004.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. July 19, 2003.
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Resting on Hau kuahiwi (Hibiscadelphus giffardianus).
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. July 19, 2003.
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Nectaring the endangered Hawaiian endemic Hau kuahiwi.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. July 19, 2003.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. July 19, 2003.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. July 19, 2003.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. July 19, 2003.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. May 31, 2003.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. May 31, 2003.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. May 31, 2003.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. April 19, 2003.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. April 19, 2003.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. June 29, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. April 27, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. April 27, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. April 27, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. April 21, 2002.
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Kalahikiola Church Road, North Kohala,
the Big Island of Hawaii. April 6, 2002.
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Kalahikiola Church Road, North Kohala,
the Big Island of Hawaii. April 6, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, the
Big Island of Hawaii. March 30, 2002. Nectaring on the
Hawaiian hau kuahiwi (Hibiscadelphus giffardianus)
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. March 30, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. March 30, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. March 3, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. March 3, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. March 3, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. March 3, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. March 3, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. March 3, 2002.
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Manuka Natural Area Reserve (Ka'u District) ,
the Big Island of Hawaii. March 3, 2002.
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Manuka Natural Area Reserve (Ka'u District) ,
the Big Island of Hawaii. March 3, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. February 16, 2002.
Resting on Mamaki (Pipturus albidus).
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. February 16, 2002.
Resting on Mamaki (Pipturus albidus)
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. February 16, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. March 3, 2002.
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early stages
host plants & habitat
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. June 9, 2002.
Kamehameha and Hawaiian Blue habitat
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. June 9, 2002.
Kamehameha and Hawaiian Blue habitat
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. February 16, 2002.
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Kipuka Puaulu sign.
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. February 16, 2002.
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The larval host plant, Mamaki (Pipturus albidus)
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Kipuka Puaulu in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park,
the Big Island of Hawaii. February 16, 2002.
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Kamehameha habitat.
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Honouliuli Forest Preserve in the Wai'anae
Mountains, O'ahu. October 21, 2001.
The larval host plant, Mamaki (Pipturus albidus)
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You can also find some photographs of Vanessa tameamea in the homepage of University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Botany Department.
Top page --> K. W. Bridges (Ecology) --> Biology 308/408 --> Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Self-Guided Field Trips--> Check out a plant species --> The Species List --> Pipturus albidus
http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/b308/bigisland/species/pipturus/
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