Abisara kausambi

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Straight plum judy
from Buladu, North Gorontalo
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Abisara
Species:
A. kausambi
Binomial name
Abisara kausambi
(Guerin, 1843)

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[edit]

The larva feeds on Embelia

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References[edit]

  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.