| Magpie | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Subtribe: | Euploeina |
| Genus: | Protoploea Ackery & Vane-Wright, 1984 |
| Species: | P. apatela
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| Binomial name | |
| Protoploea apatela | |
Protoploea apatela, the magpie, is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily.
It is monotypic within the genus Protoploea.2
Distribution
Protoploea apatela is endemic to montane New Guinea island, found in Papua New Guinea, and in Western New Guinea of Indonesia.3
It is a near threatened species on the IUCN Red List.1
References
References
- Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Protoploea apatela". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T18380A8179258. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18380A8179258.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Ackery PR, and Vane-Wright RI. (1984). Milkweed butterflies. British Museum (Natural History), London.
- Tree of Life: Protoploea apatela