Abisara kausambi explained

Abisara kausambi, the straight plum Judy, is a small but striking butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the Punches and Judies, that is, the family Riodinidae.

• A. k. kausambi Manipur to Burma, Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra Peninsular Malaya
• A. k. tina Fruhstorfer, 1904 Java
• A. k. sabina Stichel, 1924 Sulawesi
• A. k. aja Fruhstorfer, 1904 Palawan
• A. k. asoka Bennett, 1950 Borneo
• A. k. daphne Bennett, 1950 Nias
• A. k. disparilis Riley, 1945 Mentawai
• A. k. sala Fruhstorfer, 1914 Borneo
• A. k. stasinus Fruhstorfer, 1912 Bangka, Belitung

Biology

The larva feeds on Embelia

See also

• Riodinidae
• List of butterflies of India
• List of butterflies of India (Riodinidae)

References

• Book: Evans . W.H. . William Harry Evans . The Identification of Indian Butterflies . 2nd . Mumbai, India . . 1932 .