- Magpie (butterfly)
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Magpie Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nymphalidae Genus: Protoploea Species: P. apatela Binomial name Protoploea apatela
(Joicey & Talbot , 1925)Protoploea apatela ("The Magpie") is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is monotypic within the genus Protoploea.[citation needed] It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.
References
- Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. Protoploea apatela. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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