Parthenos

Parthenos
Clipper butterflies
Parthenos sylvia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Subfamily: Limenitidinae
Tribe: Parthenini
Genus: Parthenos
Hübner, [1819]
Species

Three, see text

The clippers (Parthenos) are a genus of butterflies found in Southeast Asia.

Species

Listed alphabetically.[1]

  • Parthenos aspila Honrath, 1888
  • Parthenos sylvia (Cramer, [1776]) – Clipper
  • Parthenos tigrina Vollenhoven, 1866

References

  1. ^ Parthenos, funet.fi