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Abisara tantalus

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Abisara tantalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Genus:
Abisara
Species:
A. tantalus
Binomial name
Abisara tantalus
(Hewitson, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sospita tantalus Hewitson, 1861
  • Abisara tantalus f. uniformis Riley, 1932
  • Abisara caerulea liberiana Clench, 1965
  • Abisara tantalus male form caerulea Riley, 1932
  • Abisara caerulea Carpenter & Jackson, 1950
  • Abisara tantalus f. metallicus Berger, 1981

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

  • 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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  1. ^ Abisara at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-12.


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