Archigenes attenuata

Archigenes attenuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Papilionoidea
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Archigenes
Species:
A. attenuata
Binomial name
Archigenes 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.
  2. ^ "Abisara". www.nic.funet.fi. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  3. ^ Bombay Natural History Society (1886). Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Smithsonian Libraries. Bombay, Bombay Natural History Society.