Biology:D'Abrera's tiger

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Short description: Species of butterfly

D'Abrera's tiger
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Parantica
Species:
P. dabrerai
Binomial name
Parantica dabrerai
(Miller & Miller, 1978)

The D'Abrera's tiger (Parantica dabrerai) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1] The species was discovered by Bernard d'Abrera, an Australian entomological taxonomist and philosopher of science. The butterfly is described as black and white,[2] with similar markings to a monarch butterfly.


References

Wikidata ☰ Q643639 entry