''Parantica cleona'' is a butterfly

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

which was described by

Hans Fruhstorfer Hans Fruhstorfer (7 March 1866, in Passau, Germany – 9 April 1922, in Munich) was a German explorer, insect trader and entomologist who specialised in Lepidoptera. He collected and described new species of exotic butterflies, especially in Ada ...

in 1892.

Subspecies

*''P. c. cleona'' Ambon, Serang *''P. c. lutescens'' (Butler, 1866) (Buru) *''P. c. talautica'' (Piepers & Snellen, 1896) (

Talaud The Talaud Islands (Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Talaud'') also spelled Talaur or Talaut, are a group of islands situated about 225 miles (360 km) northeast of Sulawesi, in Indonesia, north-east of the Sangihe Islands. The Talaud Islands are also ...

) *''P. c. lucida'' Fruhstorfer, 1899 (Sula) *''P. c. eucleona'' Fruhstorfer, 1903 (Obi) *''P. c. luciplena'' Fruhstorfer, 1910 (Sulawesi, Salayar, Wowoni, Buton, Banggai) *''P. c. tigrana'' (Fruhstorfer, 1910) (Halmahera, Bachan)

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Butterflies of Southeastern Sulawesi
Parantica Butterflies of Indonesia Endemic fauna of Indonesia Fauna of Sulawesi Taxa named by Hans Fruhstorfer Butterflies described in 1892 {{Danainae-stub