Parantica schenkii

Parantica schenkii
Parantica schenkii periphas
Pinned specimen labeled as Danais schenkii, a taxonomic synonym
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Genus: Parantica
Species:
P. schenkii
Binomial name
Parantica schenkii
(Koch, 1865)
Subspecies

See text

Synonyms

Danais schenkii

Parantica schenkii is a species of tiger butterfly that belongs to the family of brush-footed butterflies. This species can be found occurring in Southeast Asia including Indonesia, Sulawesi, Malaysia and New Guinea.[1][2]

Taxonomy

This species contains several subspecies. They are listed below:[1]

  • Parantica schenkii citrina
  • Parantica schenkii gloriola
  • Parantica schenkii omissa
  • Parantica schenkii periphas
  • Parantica schenkii wallacii

References

  1. 1 2 "Parantica schenkii". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
  2. ↑ "Parantica schenkii". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2026-07-23.
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