Abisara tantalus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Abisara |
| Species: | A. tantalus
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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
[edit]- 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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Wikispecies has information related to Abisara tantalus.
- ^ Abisara at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-12.
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