''Abisara'' is a genus of

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in the family Riodinidae, found in

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and

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. Most species in the genus have the common name Judy.

Species

*'' Abisara abnormis'' *'' Abisara aita'' *''

Abisara bifasciata ''Abisara bifasciata'', the double-banded Judy or twospot plum Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Asia. Subspecies *''Abisara bifasciata bifasciata'' (Andamans) *''Abisara bifasciata angulata'' Moore, 879/small> (Sikki ...

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Abisara burnii ''Abisara burnii'' or White-spotted Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and int ...

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Abisara caeca ''Abisara caeca'' is a butterfly and belongs to the Genus Abisara 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. The habitat consists of swam ...

'' *'' Abisara cameroonensis'' *''

Abisara chela ''Abisara chela'', the spot Judy, is a small but striking butterfly found in India that belongs to the family Riodinidae. Description Closely resembles ''Abisara neophron'' but is smaller in both sexes and differs as follows: Upperside of for ...

'' *'' Abisara chelina'' *''

Abisara delicata ''Abisara delicata'', the delicate Judy is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Tanzania and Malawi. Geographic distribution ''Abisara delicata'' is widely distributed in the submontane forests of the Malawi highlands. Subspecie ...

'' *'' Abisara dewitzi'' *''

Abisara echerius ''Abisara echerius'', the plum Judy, is a small but striking butterfly found in Asia belonging to the Punches and Judies family (Riodinidae). It is difficult to distinguish it from '' Abisara bifasciata''. This active butterfly is usually see ...

'' *'' Abisara freda'' *'' Abisara fylla'' *''

Abisara fylloides ''Abisara fylloides'' is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Asia. It was the first butterfly species of the Riodinidae to have its mitochondrial DNA Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA or mDNA) is the DNA located in mitochondria ...

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Abisara gerontes ''Abisara gerontes'', the dark banded Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habi ...

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Abisara geza ''Abisara geza'', the Spotted Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent ...

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Abisara intermedia ''Abisara intermedia'', the plain Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République ...

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Abisara kausambi ''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 ...

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Abisara miyazakii ''Abisara miyazakii'' or Two-spotted Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subco ...

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Abisara neavei ''Abisara neavei'', the Neave's Judy or Neave's banded Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consis ...

'' *'' Abisara neophron'' *''

Abisara rogersi ''Abisara rogersi'', the light banded Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1878. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Z ...

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Abisara rutherfordii ''Abisara rutherfordii'', the scalloped Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of ...

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Abisara saturata ''Abisara saturata'' is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in the Indomalayan realm. Subspecies *''A. s. saturata'' (Hainan) *''A. s. amaga'' Fruhstorfer, 1914 ( Bangka) *''A. s. baraka'' Bennett, 1950 (Manipur) *''A. s. corbeti' ...

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Abisara savitri ''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) *'' ...

'' *'' Abisara sobrina'' *''

Abisara talantus ''Abisara talantus'', the blue Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Nigeria (south and the Cross River (Nigeria), Cross River loop) and Cameroon. The habitat consists of Old-growth forest, primary, dense forests. Referen ...

'' *'' Abisara tantalus''

References

Seitz, A. ''Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde'' 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 61
Nemeobiinae Butterfly genera Taxa named by Baron Cajetan von Felder Taxa named by Rudolf Felder {{Riodinidae-stub