Kirby's tiger
Kirby's tiger | |
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Parantica kirbyi figures 4, 5 (male), 6 (female) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nymphalidae |
Genus: | Parantica |
Species: | P. kirbyi |
Binomial name | |
Parantica kirbyi (Grose-Smith, 1894) |
The Kirby's tiger (Parantica kirbyi) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
The name honours William Forsell Kirby.
References
[edit]- ^ Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Parantica kirbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16146A5429086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16146A5429086.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.