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Ceylon tiger
Ceylon tiger
(Parantica taprobana)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Danaidae
Genus
Parantica
(1)
Size
Wingspan: 80-90 mm
(2)
Status
Classified as Lower Risk near threatened (LR/nt) by the IUCN Red List 2003
(1)
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