Protogoniomorpha anacardii

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Clouded mother-of-pearl
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P. a. anacardii, Ghana
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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]

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The wingspan of this species 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]

P. anacardii caterpillars eat Asystasia , Brillantaisia , Isoglossa , Justicia , Mimulopsis , and Paulowilhelmia flowers. [1] [3] The dorsal side of this species' wings are stark white with dark spots by the outer margin and two yellow eye spots near the bottom. The ventral side of this species' wings resemble a dead leaf.

Subspecies

References

  1. 1 2 3 Salamis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ↑ Alfakih, Ateah; Faify, Eisa Ali Al (2024-02-01), The clouded mother-of-pearl Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) – an updated record of butterfly for Saudi Arabia, doi: 10.1101/2023.12.22.572884 , retrieved 2024-02-03
  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.
  4. ↑ 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


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