Forest Mother of Pearl Butterfly entomology Papilio pericles is a butterfly

Papilio pericles is a butterfly of the family Papilionidae

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Sternocera ruficornis is a species of beetle belonging to the Buprestidae family

Hypolimnas dexithea is native to Madagascar

Forest Mother of Pearl Butterfly entomology Papilio pericles is a butterflySalamis is a genus of nymphalid butterflies. They are commonly known as mother of pearls and are found in Africa. Salamis was a nymph in Greek mythology, the daughter of the river god Asopus and Metope, daughter of the Ladon, another river god. Salamis parhassus is found in the rain forests of Central Africa. This specimen is encased in a 6"x6" frame.