Magpie (butterfly)
| Magpie Protoploea apatela | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subfamily: | Danainae |
| Genus: | Protoploea |
| Species: | P. apatela |
| Binomial name | |
| Protoploea apatela (Joicey & Talbot , 1925) | |
Protoploea apatela, with the common name Magpie, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily.
It is monotypic within the genus Protoploea.[1]
Distribution
Protoploea apatela is endemic to montane New Guinea island, found in Papua New Guinea, and in Western New Guinea of Indonesia.[2]
It is a Near threatened species on the IUCN Red List.[3]
References
- ↑ Ackery PR, and Vane-Wright RI. (1984). Milkweed butterflies. British Museum (Natural History), London.
- ↑ Tree of Life: Protoploea apatela
- ↑ IUCN
- Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. IUCN Red List: Protoploea apatela, IUCN
- IUCN Red List of all Threatened Species
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