Biology:Archigenes attenuata

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Archigenes attenuata
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Template:Taxonomy/ArchigenesArchigenes attenuata
Tytler, 1915

Archigenes attenuata, also known as the short-tailed judy or the attenuated judy is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found from Manipur in India.[1][2]

Description

This species is similar to Archigenes atlas from Java but the discal band in attenuata is narrower and curves inwards at the costa while in atlas it curves outwards at the costa.[3]

References

  1. Bombay Natural History Society (1886). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Smithsonian Libraries. Bombay, Bombay Natural History Society. http://archive.org/details/journalofbombayn231914bomb. 
  2. "Abisara". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/papilionoidea/riodinidae/abisara/#savitri_attenuata. 
  3. Bombay Natural History Society (1886). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Smithsonian Libraries. Bombay, Bombay Natural History Society. http://archive.org/details/journalofbombayn231914bomb. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15768849 entry