Protogoniomorpha anacardii

{{Short description|Species of butterfly}}

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| name = Clouded mother-of-pearl

| image = Clouded mother-of-pearl (Protogoniomorpha anacardii anacardii).jpg

| image_caption = P. a. anacardii, Ghana

| image2 = Clouded Mother-of-pearl.jpg

| image2_caption = Underside

| status = LC

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| taxon = Protogoniomorpha anacardii

| authority = (Linnaeus, 1758)[https://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/nymphalidae/nymphalinae/salamis/index.html Salamis] at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

| synonyms =

• Papilio anacardii Linnaeus, 1758
• Salamis anacardii
• Salamis anacardii ansorgei Rothschild, 1904
• Salamis definata Butler, 1879
• Salamis duprei var. billerei Oberthür, 1925
• Salamis nebulosa Trimen, 1881
• Salamis anacardii var. lurida Niepelt, 1920
• Salamis anacardii f. formosa Stoneham, 1965
• Protogoniomorpha anacardii nebulosa f. trimeni van Son, 1979

| range_map = Protogoniomorpha anacardii, verspreidingskaart, a.png

| range_map_caption = Approximate range

{{leftlegend|#C72773|P. a. anacardii (Linnaeus, 1758)|outline=gray}}

{{leftlegend|#A349A4|P. a. nebulosa (Trimen, 1881)|outline=gray}}

{{leftlegend|#4639B5|P. a. ansorgei (Rothschild, 1904)|outline=gray}}

{{leftlegend|#ED1C24|P. (a.) duprei (Vinson, 1863)|outline=gray}}

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Protogoniomorpha anacardii, the clouded mother-of-pearl, is a species of Nymphalidae butterfly found in tropical Africa, and in Arabia (P. a. nebulosa: Saudi Arabia and Yemen){{Citation |last=Alfakih |first=Ateah |title=The clouded mother-of-pearl Protogoniomorpha anacardii Linnaeus, 1758 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) – an updated record of butterfly for Saudi Arabia |date=2024-02-01 |url=https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.12.22.572884v2 |access-date=2024-02-03 |language=en |doi=10.1101/2023.12.22.572884 |last2=Faify |first2=Eisa Ali Al}}

The wingspan of this species is 55–68 mm for males and 65–75 mm for females.{{cite book|last=Woodhall |first=Steve |title=Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa|url=https://archive.org/details/fieldguidetobutt00wood |url-access=limited |year=2005 |location=Cape Town, South Africa |publisher=Struik |isbn=978-1-86872-724-7 |page=[https://archive.org/details/fieldguidetobutt00wood/page/n124 130] }}

Its flight period is year-round, peaking in summer and autumn.

P. anacardii caterpillars eat Asystasia, Brillantaisia, Isoglossa, Justicia, Mimulopsis, and Paulowilhelmia flowers. The dorsal side of this species' wings are stark white with dark spots by the outer margin and two yellow eye spots near the bottom. The ventral side of this species' wings resemble a dead leaf.