Abisara tantalus
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Animalia |
| Phylum: |
Arthropoda |
| Class: |
Insecta |
| Order: |
Lepidoptera |
| Family: |
Riodinidae |
| Genus: |
Abisara |
| Species: |
A. tantalus |
| Binomial name |
Abisara tantalus
(Hewitson, 1861)[1] |
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| 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
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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.
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 Congo)
- Abisara tantalus cyanis Callaghan, 2003 (eastern Democratic Republic of Congo)
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