Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Nymphalinae Scientific name Salamis Higher classification Junoniini Order Butterflies and moths | Family Nymphalidae Tribe Junoniini Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus | |
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Similar Butterfly, Butterflies and moths, Nymphalidae, Protogoniomorpha anacardii, Insect | ||
Salamis is a genus of nymphalid butterflies. They are commonly known as mother-of-pearls and are found in Africa. The name Salamis was a nymph in Greek mythology, the daughter of the river god Asopus and Metope, daughter of the Ladon, another river god.
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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 (Salamis cytora or Protogoniomorpha cytora and possibly also the similar Salamis temora or Protogoniomorpha temora belongs in Junonia.
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