New Ireland yellow tiger

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New Ireland yellow tiger
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Parantica
Species:
P. clinias
Binomial name
Parantica clinias
(Grose-Smith, 1890)
Synonyms

Asthipa cliniasGrose-Smith, 1890

The New Ireland yellow tiger [1] (Parantica clinias) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the subfamily Danainae. It is endemic to the island of New Ireland (Papua New Guinea). [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Parantica clinias". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T16141A5417876. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16141A5417876.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Parantica Moore, [1880]". Lepidoptera and some other life forms. Retrieved 15 January 2020.