Parthenos

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Clipper butterflies
Parthenos sylvia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Tribe: Parthenini
Genus: Parthenos
Hübner, [1819]
Species

Three, see text

The clippers (Parthenos) are a genus of butterflies found in Southeast Asia.

Species

Listed alphabetically.[1]

  • Parthenos aspila Honrath, 1888 – New Guinea Clipper[2]
  • Parthenos sylvia Cramer, 1776 – Clipper
  • Parthenos tigrina Vollenhoven, 1866 – New Guinea Clipper[3]

References

  1. Parthenos, funet.fi
  2. New Guinea Clipper, Project Noah
  3. New Guinea Clipper, Learn about Butterflies
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