Abisara caeca

Abisara caeca is a butterfly 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
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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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