''Anthanassa ardys'', the Ardys crescent, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. It is found from southern Mexico, through Central America to

Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...

. In elevational abundance patterns based in Oaxaca, Mexico, Anthanassa ardys are typically present at mid elevation levels, with records showing they lack in areas of lower and higher elevations.

Subspecies

*''Anthanassa ardys ardys'' (southern Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia) *''Anthanassa ardys subota'' (Guatemala: Polochic Valley, Costa Rica)

References

Luis-Martínez, Armando, Omar Ávalos-Hernández, Marysol Trujano-Ortega, Arturo Arellano-Covarrubias, Isabel Vargas-Fernández, and Jorge Llorente-Bousquets. (2022). "Distribution, diversity, endemism, and ecology of Nymphalid butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in the Loxicha Region, Oaxaca, Mexico." ''Revista de Biología Tropical'', 70: 363-407. https://doi.org/10.15517/rev.biol.trop..v70i1.48821 Melitaeini Nymphalidae of South America Butterflies described in 1864 Taxa named by William Chapman Hewitson Butterflies of North America {{Nymphalinae-stub