''Protogoniomorpha'' is a genus of
nymphalid butterflies
Butterflies are winged insects from the lepidopteran superfamily Papilionoidea, characterized by large, often brightly coloured wings that often fold together when at rest, and a conspicuous, fluttering flight. The oldest butterfly fossi ...
found in the
Afrotropical realm
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
, commonly known as mother-of-pearls.
Taxonomy
''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.
Species
* ''
Protogoniomorpha anacardii''
(Linnaeus, 1758) — clouded mother-of-pearl
* ''
Protogoniomorpha cytora''
(Doubleday, 1847) — western blue beauty
* ''
Protogoniomorpha duprei''
Vinson, 1863 — Madagascan mother-of-pearl (sometimes listed as a subspecies of ''P. anacardii'')
* ''
Protogoniomorpha parhassus''
(Druce, 1782) — common mother-of-pearl or forest mother-of-pearl
* ''
Protogoniomorpha temora''
Felder, 1867 — blue mother-of-pearl
References
*
Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 50
Junoniini
Butterfly genera
Taxa named by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren
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