Red admiral may refer to:
- Butterflies
- Vanessa atalanta, a species of butterfly found in temperate Europe, Asia and North America
- Vanessa gonerilla, a species of butterfly, also known as the New Zealand red admiral, found in New Zealand
- Vanessa indica, a species of butterfly, also known as the Indian red admiral, found in Asia
- Military
- Admiral of the Red, the highest ranking admiral in the Royal Navy at one time, see Admiral (Royal Navy)
- An admiral of an opposing force
Famous quotes containing the words red and/or admiral:
“All those girls
who wore the red shoes,
each boarded a train that would not stop.
Stations flew by like suitors and would not stop.
They all danced like trout on the hook.
They were played with.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“In this country it is a good thing to kill an admiral from time to time to encourage the others.”
—Voltaire [François Marie Arouet] (1694–1778)