Protogoniomorpha anacardii

Clouded mother-of-pearl
	P. anacardii
	Underside
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Junoniini
Genus:	Protogoniomorpha
Species:	P. anacardii
Binomial name
	Protogoniomorpha anacardii; (Linnaeus, 1758)
	Approximate range P. a. anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758) P. a. nebulosa (Trimen, 1881) P. a. ansorgei (Rothschild, 1904) P. (a.) duprei (Vinson, 1863)
Synonyms
	Papilio anacardii Linnaeus, 1758; Salamis anacardii; Salamis anacardii ansorgei Rothschild, 1904; Salamis definata Butler, 1879; Salamis duprei var. billerei Oberthür, 1925; Salamis nebulosa Trimen, 1881; Salamis anacardii var. lurida Niepelt, 1920; Salamis anacardii f. formosa Stoneham, 1965; Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa f. trimeni van Son, 1979;

Protogoniomorpha anacardii, the clouded mother-of-pearl, is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in tropical Africa.^[1]

The wingspan is 55–68 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females.^[2]

Its flight period is year-round, peaking in summer and autumn.^[2]

The species larval food is Asystasia, Brillantaisia, Isoglossa, Justicia, Mimulopsis, and species.^[1]^[2] Le salamis anarcadii est reconnaissable avec sa couleur blanche et ses deux grandes tâches noires sur le haut de ses ailes ainsi qu’à ses deux petites tâches en forme d’œil jaune et à son camouflage de feuilles.

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, South Africa, Swaziland, Yemen

Gallery[]

P. a. anacardii
P. a. nebulosa f. trimeni (female dry-season form)
P. a. duprei
P. a. duprei
P. a. duprei
Vanesa anacardii (= Protogoniomorpha anacardii) by Dru Drury

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Salamis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ ^a ^b ^c Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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[funet-1] Salamis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[Woodhall-2] Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-86872-724-7.

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Clouded mother-of-pearl

P. anacardii

Underside
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Tribe:	Junoniini
Genus:	Protogoniomorpha
Species:	P. anacardii
Binomial name
*Protogoniomorpha anacardii* (Linnaeus, 1758)^[1]

Approximate range P. a. anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758) P. a. nebulosa (Trimen, 1881) P. a. ansorgei (Rothschild, 1904) P. (a.) duprei (Vinson, 1863)
Synonyms
Papilio anacardii Linnaeus, 1758 Salamis anacardii Salamis anacardii ansorgei Rothschild, 1904 Salamis definata Butler, 1879 Salamis duprei var. billerei Oberthür, 1925 Salamis nebulosa Trimen, 1881 Salamis anacardii var. lurida Niepelt, 1920 Salamis anacardii f. formosa Stoneham, 1965 Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa f. trimeni van Son, 1979