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Parthenos

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Subfamily
  
Limenitidinae

Parthenos

Parthenos, the clippers, are a genus of butterflies found in Southeast Asia. Parthenos sylvia is widespread, occurring from Assam and Burma to Sri Lanka, Indochina, the Philippines, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. Parthenos tigrina and P. aspila are endemic to New Guinea and adjacent islands.

Species

Listed alphabetically:

  • Parthenos aspila Honrath, 1888 – New Guinea clipper
  • Parthenos sylvia Cramer, 1776 – clipper
  • Parthenos tigrina Vollenhoven, 1866 – New Guinea clipper
  • References

    Parthenos Wikipedia