Abisara tantalus

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 Riodinidae family. It is found in the Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, Angola and the Democratic Republic of Congo.[2] The habitat consists of humid and dense forests.

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References

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