Protogoniomorpha
| Mother-of-pearls | |
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| Forest mother-of-pearl, P. parhassus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1857 |
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Approximate range of genus
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Protogoniomorpha is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Afrotropical realm, commonly known as mother-of-pearls.
Taxonomy[edit]
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[edit]
- Protogoniomorpha anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758) — clouded mother-of-pearl
- Protogoniomorpha cytora (Doubleday, 1847) — western blue beauty
- Protogoniomorpha duprei Vinson, 1863 — Madagascan mother-of-pearl (sometimes listed as a subspecies of P. anacardii)
- Protogoniomorpha parhassus (Druce, 1782) — common mother-of-pearl or forest mother-of-pearl
- Protogoniomorpha temora Felder, 1867 — blue mother-of-pearl
References[edit]
- ^ Wahlberg, Niklas; Brower, Andrew V. Z.; Nylin, Sören (October 2005). "Phylogenetic relationships and historical biogeography of tribes and genera in the subfamily Nymphalinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)". Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 86 (2): 227ff. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00531.x.
- Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.
- Seitz, A. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 50
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