Ceylon tiger
| Ceylon tiger | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nymphalidae |
| Genus: | Parantica |
| Species: | P. taprobana |
| Binomial name | |
| Parantica taprobana (Felder & Felder, 1865) | |
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Chittira fumata | |
The Ceylon tiger (Parantica taprobana) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
References
- Lepidoptera Specialist Group 1996. Parantica taprobana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 31 July 2007.
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