Protogoniomorpha

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

Species

• 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

• 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