Protogoniomorpha anacardii

Clouded mother-of-pearl
	P. a. duprei
	Underside
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;

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 Paulowilhelmia species.[1][2]

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. duprei (Vinson, 1863) — Madagascar
P. a. nebulosa Trimen, 1881 — Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Swaziland, Yemen

Salamis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
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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