Vanessa (butterfly) Vanessa (butterfly) Vanessa is a genus of brush-footed butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini. It has a near-global distribution and includes conspicuous species such as the red admirals (e.g., red admiral, Indian red admiral, New Zealand red admiral), the Kamehameha, and the painted ladies of subgenus "Cynthia": painted lady, American painted lady, West Coast lady, Australian painted lady, etc. For African admirals see genus, "Antanartia". Recently, several members traditionally considered to be in the genus "Antanartia" have been determined to belong within the genus "Vanessa". The name of the genus may have been taken from the character Vanessa in Jonathan Swift's
Vanessa Abrams leaving Nate to tell Jenny that she's not the girl he thought she was. He chooses Vanessa and the two speed away in a taxi as a brokenhearted Jenny watches from afar. Vanessa tries not to interfere with Serena and Dan's relationship, and instead celebrates her 2-month anniversary with Nate at the opera, where the two happily kiss and mock the other theater-goers. When the seniors of Constance Billiard and St. Jude's are forced to put on a play, Nate worries that Vanessa is attracted to the play's director, seeing as the two have so much in common. This leads