Abisara tantalus
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Riodinidae |
Genus: | Abisara |
Species: | A. tantalus
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Binomial name | |
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Abisara tantalus, the blue-spot Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of humid and dense forests.
Subspecies
[edit]- Abisara tantalus tantalus (Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana)
- Abisara tantalus caerulea Carpenter & Jackson, 1950 (Nigeria: south and Cross River loop, Cameroon, Congo, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Abisara tantalus cyanis Callaghan, 2003 (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
References
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- ^ Abisara at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-12.