Prothoe franck

Blue begum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Prothoini
Genus: Prothoe
Species: P. franck
Binomial name
Prothoe franck
(Godart, 1824)

Prothoe franck, the blue begum, is a butterfly species found in Assam in northeastern India and throughout a large part of southeast Asia.[1]

It belongs to the leafwings (Charaxinae) in the brush-footed butterflies family.

References

  1. Savela, M. Prothoe. Accessed July 31, 2010
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