Abisara tantalus explained

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.^[1] 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 the Congo)
• Abisara tantalus cyanis Callaghan, 2003 (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae . 2012-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304003957/http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/riodinidae.doc . 2016-03-04 . dead .