Parantica

<i>Parantica</i>

Parantica

Genus of brush-footed butterflies

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 are large, slender, black and light blue or white butterflies. The body appears strikingly small and thin compared to the large wings.

Species

Species in alphabetical order:[1][2]

References

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  1. [1]
    "IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals". www.aworldforbutterflies.com. Archived from the original on 2001-04-30.
  2. [2]
    http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/danainae/parantica/index.doc Parantica


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