Biology:Protogoniomorpha

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Short description: Genus of butterflies

Mother-of-pearls
Common Mother-of-Pearl.jpg
Forest mother-of-pearl, P. parhassus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Protogoniomorpha
Wallengren, 1857
Species

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Protogoniomorpha, genus-verspreiding, a.png
  Approximate range of genus

Protogoniomorpha is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Afrotropical realm, commonly known as mother-of-pearls.

Taxonomy

Protogoniomorpha was viewed as part of Salamis by Ackery et al. (1995). Based on phylogenetic research, the group was reinstated as distinct genus, with some members possibly needing further reassignment.[1]

Species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q3359920 entry