Magpie (butterfly)
| Magpie | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subtribe: | Euploeina |
| Genus: | Protoploea Ackery & Vane-Wright, 1984 |
| Species: | P. apatela
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| Binomial name | |
| Protoploea apatela | |
Protoploea apatela, the magpie, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily.
It is monotypic within the genus Protoploea.[2]
Distribution
[edit]Protoploea apatela is endemic to montane New Guinea island, found in Papua New Guinea, and in Western New Guinea of Indonesia.[3]
It is a near threatened species on the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Protoploea apatela". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T18380A8179258. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18380A8179258.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Ackery PR, and Vane-Wright RI. (1984). Milkweed butterflies. British Museum (Natural History), London.
- ^ Tree of Life: Protoploea apatela
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