Abisara kausambi - Citizendia

Straight Plum Judy

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Papilionoidea
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Abisara
Species:	A. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Insects ( Class Insecta) are a major group of Arthropods and the most diverse group of Animals on the Earth with over a million described Lepidoptera is an order of Insect that includes Moths and butterflies. The Superfamily Papilionoidea (from the word "papilion" meaning "butterfly" contains all the butterflies except for the skippers which The Riodinidae (or metalmarks) are a family of butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small metallic-looking spots commonly Abisara is a genus of butterflies. kausambi

Binomial name

Abisara kausambi
(Guerin, 1843)

The Straight Plum Judy (Abisara kausambi) is a small but striking butterfly found in India that belongs to the Punches and Judies, that is, the family Riodinidae. Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville ( October 12, 1799 – January 26, 1874) was a French Entomologist. The Riodinidae (or metalmarks) are a family of butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small metallic-looking spots commonly

1 Description
2 Range
3 Status
4 Habitat
5 Habits
6 Life History
7 References
8 See also
9 External links

Description

Range

Status

Habitat

Habits

Life History

Egg

Caterpillar

Pupa

Foodplants

References

Evans, W. H. (1932) The Identification of Indian Butterflies. (2nd Ed), Bombay NaturalHistory Society, Mumbai, India
Gaonkar, Harish (1996) Butterflies of the Western Ghats, India (including Sri Lanka) - A Biodiversity Assessment of a threatened mountain system. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society.
Gay,Thomas; Kehimkar,Isaac & Punetha,J. C. (1992) Common Butterflies of India. WWF-India and Oxford University Press, Mumbai, India.
Haribal, Meena (1994) Butterflies of Sikkim Himalaya and their Natural History.
Kunte, Krushnamegh (2005) Butterflies of Peninsular India. Universities Press.
Wynter-Blyth, M. A. (1957) Butterflies of the Indian Region, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India.

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The Riodinidae (or metalmarks) are a family of butterflies. The common name "metalmarks" refers to the small metallic-looking spots commonly India has an extremely diverse Terrain, Climate and Vegetation, which comprises extremes of heat and cold of desert and jungle of low lying plains and The family Riodinidae or Metalmarks are a family of small Old and New world Butterflies.

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