Parantica pedonga

Parantica pedonga
Underside
Upperside
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Tribe: Danaini
Subtribe: Danaina
Genus: Parantica
Species:
P. pedonga
Binomial name
Parantica pedonga
Fujioka, 1970

Parantica pedonga, also known as the Pedong tiger or the Talbot's chestnut tiger is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in North-east India, Bhutan, Nepal and Tibet.[1][2] It was described by Tomoo Fujioka in 1970. This species is monotypic.

Description

This species is similar to Parantica sita, but the sex brand does not extend to Vein 2. The hindwing stripe in space 1a is usually well developed in Parantica melaneus unlike in pedonga.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Pedong Tiger (Parantica pedonga)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  2. ^ "Parantica". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  3. ^ "Parantica pedonga Fujioka, 1970 | Species". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2026-01-25.
  4. ^ Io, Chou (1994). Monographia Rhopalocerorum Sinensium.