Prothoe franck

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Blue Begum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
(unranked) Rhopalocera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Charaxinae
Tribe: Prothoini
Genus: Prothoe
Species: P. franck
Binomial name
Prothoe franck
(Godart, 1824)

The Blue Begum (Prothoe franck) is a butterfly species found in India[verification needed]. It belongs to the leafwings (Charaxinae) in the Brush-footed butterflies family. Its genus, Prothoe, is monotypic.

[edit] References

  • Evans, W.H. (1932): The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed). Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.