Biology:Parthenos (butterfly)
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Short description: Genus of brush-footed butterflies
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| Parthenos sylvia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Limenitidinae |
| Genus: | Parthenos Hübner, [1819] |
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Parthenos, the clippers, are a genus of butterflies found in Southeast Asia.
Species
Listed alphabetically:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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| Parthenos aspila Honrath, 1888 | New Guinea clipper[2] | endemic to New Guinea and adjacent islands. | |
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Parthenos sylvia Cramer, 1776 | clipper | widespread, occurring from Assam and Burma to Sri Lanka, Indochina, the Philippines, New Guinea and the Solomon Islands |
| Parthenos tigrina Vollenhoven, 1866 | New Guinea clipper[3] | New Guinea and adjacent islands |
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References
- ↑ "Parthenos Hübner, [1819]" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ New Guinea Clipper, Project Noah
- ↑ New Guinea Clipper, Learn about Butterflies
External links
- Images representing Parthenos at EOL
- Images representing Parthenos at Bold
Wikidata ☰ Q1757444 entry
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