Protogoniomorpha
Genus of butterflies
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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  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Protogoniomorpha Wallengren, 1857 |
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Taxonomy
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
