Kingdom Animalia Family Nymphalidae Genus Protoploea Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | Class Insecta Subfamily Danainae Scientific name Protoploea apatela Rank Species | |
Similar Butterflies and moths, Anetia, Tellervini, Forbestra | ||
Protoploea apatela, the magpie, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily.
It is monotypic within the genus Protoploea.
Distribution
Protoploea apatela is endemic to montane New Guinea island, found in Papua New Guinea, and in Western New Guinea of Indonesia.
It is a near threatened species on the IUCN Red List.
References
Magpie (butterfly) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA