Parantica
The Glassy-Winged Tigers
Andrew V. Z. Brower
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The Glassy-Winged Tigers range from India to the Papuan region. Many of the species are involved in mimicry complexes with one another and various swallowtails and pierids.
Discussion of Phylogenetic Relationships
This tree is based on morphological characters, as published by Ackery and Vane-Wright (1984). Several species described since that publication have been added in their inferred positions. The species (P.) weiskei was removed to a separate genus, Miriamaca, by Vane-Wright et al. (2002).
Other Names for Parantica
- Chittira
- Lintorata
- Caduga
- Ravadeba
- Phirdana
- Bahora
- Asthipa
- Mangalisa
- Badacara
- Chlorochropsis
- Vernacular Names: The Glassy-Winged Tigers
References
Ackery PR, and Vane-Wright RI. 1984. Milkweed butterflies. British Museum (Natural History), London.
Parsons, M. 1999 The butterflies of Papua New Guinea: their systematics and biology. San Diego: Academic Press.
Vane-Wright RI, Boppre M, and Ackery PR. 2002. Miriamaca, a new genus of milkweed butterflies with unique androconial organs (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae). Zoologischer Anzeiger 241: 255-267.
Title Illustrations
| Scientific Name | Parantica sita niphonica |
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| Location | Taiwan |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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| Scientific Name | Parantica aglea |
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| Location | Taiwan |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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| Scientific Name | Parantica swinhoei |
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| Location | Taiwan |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
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- First online 04 October 2006
- Content changed 22 May 2008
Citing this page:
Brower, Andrew V. Z. 2008. Parantica . The Glassy-Winged Tigers. Version 22 May 2008 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Parantica/70710/2008.05.22 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/
