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D'Abrera's tiger
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Parantica
Species: P. dabrerai
Binomial name
Parantica dabrerai
(Miller & Miller, 1978)

The D'Abrera's tiger (Parantica dabrerai) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to Sulawesi, Indonesia. The species was discovered by Bernard d'Abrera, an Australian entomological taxonomist and philosopher of science. The butterfly is described as black and white, with similar markings to a monarch butterfly.


References

  1. ^ Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Parantica dabrerai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16165A5472826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16165A5472826.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Parantica agleoides". insecta.pro. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
Taxon identifiers
Parantica dabrerai


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