Parthenos (butterfly)
Parthenos, the clippers, are a genus of butterflies found in Southeast Asia.
| Clipper butterflies | |
|---|---|
|  | |
| Parthenos sylvia | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Lepidoptera | 
| Family: | Nymphalidae | 
| Subfamily: | Limenitidinae | 
| Genus: | Parthenos Hübner, [1819] | 
| Species | |
| Three, see text | |
Species
    
Listed alphabetically:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Parthenos aspila Honrath, 1888 | New Guinea clipper[2] | endemic to New Guinea and adjacent islands. | |
|  | Parthenos sylvia Cramer, 1776 | clipper | widespread, occurring from Assam and Burma to Sri Lanka, Indochina, the Philippines, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands | 
| Parthenos tigrina Vollenhoven, 1866 | New Guinea clipper[3] | New Guinea and adjacent islands | |
References
    
- "Parthenos Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- New Guinea Clipper, Project Noah
- New Guinea Clipper, Learn about Butterflies
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