Protogoniomorpha temora

Protogoniomorpha temora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Protogoniomorpha
Species:	P. temora
Binomial name
Protogoniomorpha temora (Felder & Felder, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
Salamis temora Felder & Felder, 1867 Junonia temora Salamis amarantha Butler, 1869 Salamis temora virescens Suffert, 1904 Junonia temora virescens

Protogoniomorpha temora, the blue mother-of-pearl or eastern blue beauty, is a butterfly in the Nymphalidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Sudan and Ethiopia.^[2] The habitat consists of dense forests and riverine thicket.

The larvae feed on Paulowilhelmia sclerochiton, Mimulopsis spatulata, Sclerochiton paulowilhelmina, Justicia, Asystasia and Mellera species.

Subspecies

• Protogoniomorpha temora temora (Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Tanzania, western Kenya, southern Sudan, Ethiopia)
• Protogoniomorpha temora virescens (Suffert, 1904) (Tanzania: east to the Nguru and Uluguru Mountains)

References

1. Protogoniomorpha, here treated as a synonym of Salamis, Site of Markku Savela
2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Nymphalidae - Tribe Junoniini