Abisara savitri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Abisara
Species:
A. savitri
Binomial name
Abisara savitri
(Guerin, 1843)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sospita susa Hewitson, 1861
  • Abisara atlas de Nicéville, 1895
  • Sospita savitri sciurus Fruhstorfer, 1904
  • Sospita savitri strix Fruhstorfer, 1904

Abisara savitri, the Malay tailed Judy, is a small butterfly found in Asia that belongs to the Punches and Judies, that is, the family Riodinidae.

Subspecies

  • A. s. savitri (India)
  • A. s. atlas de Nicéville, 1895 (western Java)
  • A. s. attenuata Tytler, 1915 (Manipur)
  • A. s. deniya Fruhstorfer, 1914 (Bangka)
  • A. s. periya Fruhstorfer, 1914 (Natuna)
  • A. s. sciurus (Fruhstorfer, 1904) (south-eastern Borneo)
  • A. s. strix (Fruhstorfer, 1904) (northern Borneo)
  • A. s. susa Hewitson, 1861 (Sumatra)

See also

References

  1. ↑ Abisara at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  • Evans, W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies (2nd ed.). Mumbai, India: Bombay Natural History Society.
  • Haribal, Meena (1992). The Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and Their Natural History. Gangtok, Sikkim, India: Sikkim Nature Conservation Foundation.


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