Abisara

Abisara is a genus of butterflies in the family Riodinidae, found in Africa and Southeast Asia.[2]

Abisara
Abisara echerius (top left)
Abisara bifasciata (top right)
Abisara savitri (below left)
Abisara neophron (below right)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Subfamily: Nemeobiinae
Genus: Abisara
C. Felder & R. Felder, 1860[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Sospita Hewitson, 1861
  • Sosibia Fruhstorfer, 1914

Most species in the genus have the common name Judy.

Species

References

  1. Abisara at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. Brower, Andrew V. Z. (8 March 2010). "Abisara C. Felder & R. Felder 1860". Tree of Life Web Project. Retrieved 8 April 2011.


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