Protogoniomorpha
Protogoniomorpha is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Afrotropical realm, commonly known as mother-of-pearls.
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| Forest mother-of-pearl, P. parhassus | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1857 |
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Taxonomy
Protogoniomorpha was viewed as part of Salamis by Ackery et al. (1995), but Wahlberg et al. (2005) showed that it is a distinct genus, and that one of its former species (Protogoniomorpha cytora and possibly also the similar Protogoniomorpha temora) belongs in Junonia.
Species
- Protogoniomorpha anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758) — clouded mother-of-pearl
- Protogoniomorpha cytora (Doubleday, 1847) — western blue beauty
- Protogoniomorpha duprei Vinson, 1863 — Madagascan mother-of-pearl (mostly listed as a subsp. of P. anacardii)
- Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Druce, 1782) — common mother-of-pearl or forest mother-of-pearl
- Protogoniomorpha temora Felder, 1867 — blue mother-of-pearl
References
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 50
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