Abisara delicata
| Abisara delicata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Abisara |
| Species: | A. delicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Abisara delicata (Lathy, 1901)[2] | |
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Abisara delicata is a butterfly in the Riodinidae family. It is found in Tanzania and Malawi.[3]
Geographic distribution
Abisara delicata is widely distributed in the submontane forests of the Malawi highlands. Subspecies tanzania occurs in the Usambara, Ngu’u, Nguru, and Udzungwa mountains of northeastern Tanzania. Subspecies zanzibarica is restricted to Zanzibar Island.[1]
Ecology
The species can be found in submontane and lowland forests east of the main Rift Valley, including the Eastern Arc forests in Tanzania.[1]
Subspecies
- Abisara delicata delicata (highlands of Malawi)
- Abisara delicata tanzania Kielland, 1986 (eastern Tanzania)
- Abisara delicata zanzibarica Collins, 1990 (Tanzania: Zanzibar)
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- 1 2 3 Larsen, T.B. (2011). "Abisara delicata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature.
- ↑ Abisara, funet.fi
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae
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