Abisara caeca

Abisara caeca is a butterfly and belongs to the Genus Abisara in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania.[2] The habitat consists of swamp forests.

Abisara caeca
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Riodinidae
Genus:
Abisara
Species:
A. caeca
Binomial name
Abisara caeca
Rebel, 1914[1]
Synonyms
  • Abisara talantus caeca Rebel, 1914
  • Abisara barnsi Joicey and Talbot, 1921
  • Abisara talantus semicaeca Riley, 1932

Subspecies
  • Abisara caeca caeca (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Ituri and Kivu, south-western Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
  • Abisara caeca semicaeca Riley, 1932 (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo, possibly Angola)

References
  1. Abisara at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-12.


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