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Protogoniomorpha

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Nymphalidae

Tribe
  
Junoniini

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Insecta

Subfamily
  
Nymphalinae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

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Similar
  
Butterflies and moths, Protogoniomorpha temora, Protogoniomorpha parhassus, Salamis, Protogoniomorpha anacardii

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Protogoniomorpha is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in Africa.

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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 (mostly listed as a subspecies of Protogoniomorpha anacardii)
  • Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Druce, 1782) – Common mother-of-pearl or forest mother-of-pearl
  • Protogoniomorpha temora Felder, 1867 – Blue mother-of-pearl

    • References

    Protogoniomorpha Wikipedia
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