Afriodinia tantalus

Afriodinia tantalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Afriodinia
Species:
A. tantalus
Binomial name
Afriodinia tantalus
(Hewitson, 1861)
Synonyms
  • Sospita tantalus Hewitson, 1861
  • Abisara tantalus f. uniformis Riley, 1932
  • Abisara caerulea liberiana Clench, 1965
  • Abisara tantalus male form caerulea Riley, 1932
  • Abisara caerulea Carpenter & Jackson, 1950
  • Abisara tantalus f. metallicus Berger, 1981

Afriodinia tantalus, the blue-spot Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Guinea, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of humid and dense forests.

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