Kirby's tiger

Kirby's tiger
Parantica kirbyi figures 4, 5 (male), 6 (female)
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nymphalidae
Genus:	Parantica
Species:	P. kirbyi
Binomial name
Parantica kirbyi (Grose-Smith, 1894)

The Kirby's tiger (Parantica kirbyi) is a species of nymphalid butterfly in the Danainae subfamily. It is found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea.

The name honours William Forsell Kirby.

References

1. Lepidoptera Specialist Group (1996). "Parantica kirbyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16146A5429086. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16146A5429086.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.