Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nymphalidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pronophila | |
Pronophila isobelae (also Pronophila isobelae benevola, Isobel's Butterfly) is a Satyrinae butterfly that is found in Ecuador.
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Discovered by World Wildlife Fund (WWF, now World Wide Fund for Nature) conservationist Paul Toyne in 1998, it was initially named as Pronophila benevola.
The WWF held a competition to name the butterfly, and the species was named after the winner Isobel Talks (being named Pronophila isobelae).
As of July 2011, there have only been 6 sightings of the male of the species, and no confirmed sightings of the female.
Male
Female
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