Parantica wegneri
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Parantica wegneri faces significant pressure from habitat destruction as montane forests across its range are cleared for agriculture and development. The species' dependence on specific host plants makes it particularly vulnerable to forest fragmentation, which isolates populations and reduces genetic diversity. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering the altitudinal zones where this butterfly's preferred forest habitats occur.
Habitat
This butterfly inhabits montane forests and forest edges at elevations typically between 1,000-2,500 meters. It requires intact forest ecosystems with abundant flowering plants for nectar sources and specific host plants from the Apocynaceae family for larval development.
