''Protogoniomorpha'' is a genus of

nymphalid The Nymphalidae are the largest family of butterflies, with more than 6,000 species distributed throughout most of the world. Belonging to the superfamily Papilionoidea, they are usually medium-sized to large butterflies. Most species have ...

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

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Protogoniomorpha anacardii ''Protogoniomorpha'' is a genus of nymphalid butterflies 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 ...

'' (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

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Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 50
Junoniini Butterfly genera Taxa named by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren {{Nymphalinae-stub