Protogoniomorpha temora

Protogoniomorpha temora

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


The larvae feed on ''Paulowilhelmia sclerochiton'', ''Mimulopsis spatulata'', ''Sclerochiton paulowilhelmina'', ''Justicia'', ''Asystasia'' and ''Mellera'' species.
Blue Mother-of-Pearl Butterfly at Buhoma Blue Mother-of-Pearl Butterfly at Buhoma Blue mother-of-pearl,Buhoma,Protogoniomorpha temora,Uganda

Naming

*''Protogoniomorpha temora temora''
⤷ ''Protogoniomorpha temora virescens''

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNymphalidae
GenusProtogoniomorpha
SpeciesP. temora
Photographed in
Uganda