Protogoniomorpha anacardii

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Clouded mother-of-pearl
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P. a. anacardii, Ghana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Protogoniomorpha
Species:
P. anacardii
Binomial name
Protogoniomorpha anacardii
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Approximate range
  P. a. anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758)
  P. a. nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)
  P. a. ansorgei (Rothschild, 1904)
  P. (a.) duprei (Vinson, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Papilio anacardiiLinnaeus, 1758
  • Salamis anacardii
  • Salamis anacardii ansorgeiRothschild, 1904
  • Salamis definataButler, 1879
  • Salamis duprei var. billereiOberthür, 1925
  • Salamis nebulosaTrimen, 1881
  • Salamis anacardii var. luridaNiepelt, 1920
  • Salamis anacardii f. formosaStoneham, 1965
  • Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa f. trimenivan Son, 1979

Protogoniomorpha anacardii, the clouded mother-of-pearl, is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in tropical Africa, [1] and in Arabia (P. a. nebulosa: Saudi Arabia and Yemen) [2]

Contents

The wingspan is 55–68 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females. [3]

Its flight period is year-round, peaking in summer and autumn. [3]

The species larval food is Asystasia , Brillantaisia , Isoglossa , Justicia , Mimulopsis , and Paulowilhelmia species. [1] [3] Le salamis anarcadii est reconnaissable avec sa couleur blanche et ses deux grandes tâches noires sur le haut de ses ailes ainsi qu’à ses deux petites tâches en forme d’œil jaune et à son camouflage de feuilles.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Salamis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. 1 2 Alfakih, Ateah; Faify, Eisa Ali Al (2023-12-23), The clouded mother-of-pearl Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) – a new record of butterfly for Saudi Arabia, doi:10.1101/2023.12.22.572884 , retrieved 2023-12-24
  3. 1 2 3 Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa . Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p.  130. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.


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