Parantica cleona

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Parantica cleona
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P. c. luciplena, from Buladu, North Gorontalo, Sulawesi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Parantica
Species:
P. cleona
Binomial name
Parantica cleona
(Fruhstorfer, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Papilio cleonaStoll, [1782]
  • Danais keiensisvan Eecke, 1915
  • Danais lutescensButler, 1866
  • Danais cleona var. (ab?) talauticaPiepers & Snellen, 1896
  • Danais (Ravadeba) luciptenaWestwood, 1888
  • Ravadebra luciplenaRothschild, 1892
  • Danaida cleona tigranaFruhstorfer, 1910

Parantica cleona is a butterfly endemic to Indonesia which was described by Hans Fruhstorfer in 1892.

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