Parantica
Genus of brush-footed butterflies / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Parantica, commonly called tigers, is an Old World genus of butterflies in subfamily Danainae of family Nymphalidae. They are found in southeastern Asia, Indonesia, Papua-New Guinea, and the Philippines. Many of these species are endemic to islands and considered endangered, vulnerable, or threatened according to the IUCN Red List.[1] For other butterflies called tigers see the genus Danaus.
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Parantica | |
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Parantica aglea | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Subtribe: | Danaina |
Genus: | Parantica Moore, 1880 |
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Parantica are large, slender, black and light blue or white butterflies. The body appears strikingly small and thin compared to the large wings.