Prothoe franck
| Blue begum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Tribe: | Prothoini |
| Genus: | Prothoe |
| Species: | P. franck |
| Binomial name | |
| Prothoe franck (Godart, 1824) | |
Prothoe franck, the blue begum, is a butterfly species found in Assam in northeastern India and throughout a large part of southeast Asia.[1]
It belongs to the leafwings (Charaxinae) in the brush-footed butterflies family.
References
- Evans, W.H. (1932): The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed). Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.