- Source: Protogoniomorpha anacardii
Protogoniomorpha anacardii, the clouded mother-of-pearl, is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in tropical Africa, and in Arabia (P. a. nebulosa: Saudi Arabia and Yemen)
The wingspan of this species is 55–68 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females.
Its flight period is year-round, peaking in summer and autumn.
P. anacardii caterpillars eat Asystasia, Brillantaisia, Isoglossa, Justicia, Mimulopsis, and Paulowilhelmia flowers. The dorsal side of this species' wings are stark white with dark spots by the outer margin and two yellow eye spots near the bottom. The ventral side of this species' wings resemble a dead leaf.
Subspecies
P. a. anacardii — Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, western Nigeria, Central African Republic to the Rift Valley
P. a. ansorgei (Rothschild, 1904) — Angola, southern Democratic Republic of the Congo
P. a. nebulosa Trimen, 1881 — Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Eswatini, Yemen
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References
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- Protogoniomorpha anacardii
- Protogoniomorpha
- List of butterflies of Madagascar
- List of butterflies of Ghana
- List of butterflies of Angola
- List of butterflies of Sierra Leone
- List of butterflies of the Central African Republic
- List of butterflies of Saudi Arabia
- List of butterflies of Togo
- List of butterflies of Zimbabwe
