Abisara delicata

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Abisara delicata

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Abisara
Species:
A. delicata
Binomial name
Abisara delicata
(Lathy, 1901)[2]
Subspecies
  • A. d. subsp. delicata
  • A. d. subsp. tanzania Kielland, 1986
  • A. d. subsp. zanzibarica Collins, 1990

Abisara delicata, the delicate Judy is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Tanzania and Malawi.[3]

Geographic distribution

Abisara delicata is widely distributed in the

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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