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Genus of butterflies From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Protogoniomorpha is a genus of nymphalid butterflies found in the Afrotropical realm, commonly known as mother-of-pearls.
Mother-of-pearls | |
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Forest mother-of-pearl, P. parhassus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1857 |
Species | |
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Approximate range of genus |
Protogoniomorpha was viewed as part of Salamis by Ackery et al. (1995). Based on phylogenetic research, the group was reinstated as distinct genus, with some members possibly needing further reassignment.[1]
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