| D'Abrera's tiger | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Parantica |
| Species: | P. dabrerai |
| Binomial name | |
| Parantica dabrerai (Miller & Miller, 1978) | |
The D'Abrera's tiger (Parantica dabrerai) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia.[1] The species was discovered by Bernard d'Abrera, an Australian entomological taxonomist and philosopher of science. The butterfly is described as black and white,[2] with similar markings to a monarch butterfly.
References
- 1 2 Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Parantica dabrerai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16165A5472826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16165A5472826.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ "Parantica agleoides". insecta.pro. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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