Protogoniomorpha anacardii

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Clouded mother-of-pearl
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Nymphalidae
Tribe:
Junoniini
Genus:
Protogoniomorpha
Species:
P. anacardii
Binomial name
Protogoniomorpha anacardii
(Linnaeus, 1758)[1]
Synonyms
  • Papilio anacardii Linnaeus, 1758
  • Salamis anacardii
  • Salamis anacardii ansorgei Rothschild, 1904
  • Salamis definata Butler, 1879
  • Salamis duprei var. billerei Oberthür, 1925
  • Salamis nebulosa Trimen, 1881
  • Salamis anacardii var. lurida Niepelt, 1920
  • Salamis anacardii f. formosa Stoneham, 1965
  • Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa f. trimeni van Son, 1979

Protogoniomorpha anacardii, the clouded mother-of-pearl, is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in tropical Africa.[1]

Wingspan: 55–68 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females.[2]

Flight period is year-round, peaking in summer and autumn.[2]

Larval food is Asystasia, Brillantaisia, Isoglossa, Justicia, Mimulopsis, and Paulowilhelmia species.[1][2]

Subspecies

  • P. a. anacardii (Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria, Central African Republic to the Rift Valley)
  • P. a. ansorgei (Rothschild, 1904) (Angola, southern Democratic Republic of Congo)
  • P. a. duprei (Vinson, 1863) (Madagascar)
  • P. a. nebulosa Trimen, 1881 (Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, Yemen)
  • P. a. nebulosa
    P. a. nebulosa
  • P. a. duprei
    P. a. duprei
  • P. a. anacardii
    P. a. anacardii

References

  1. ^ a b c Salamis, funet.fi
  2. ^ a b c Woodhall, Steve. (2004). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town:Struik Publishers, p.130.
  • Dead Protogoniomorpha anacardii duprei
    Dead Protogoniomorpha anacardii duprei
  • Vanesa anacardii (= Protogoniomorpha anacardii): plate Dru Drury (1725–1803)
    Vanesa anacardii (= Protogoniomorpha anacardii): plate Dru Drury (1725–1803)


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