Abisara tantalus

Updated on Dec 20, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Riodinidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Abisara

Similar Abisara neavei, Abisara gerontes, Abisara kausambi, Abisara bifasciata, Abisara savitri

Abisara tantalus, the blue-spot Judy, is a butterfly in the Riodinidae family. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 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

Abisara tantalus Wikipedia

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