Juditha azan

Juditha azan


Juditha azan
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Rhopalocera
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Juditha
Species: J. azan
Binomial name
Juditha azan
(Westwood, [1851])
Synonyms
  • Nymphidium azan Westwood, [1851]
  • Desmozona azan var. australis C. Felder, 1862
  • Juditha majorina Brévignon & Gallard, 1998
  • Papilio lamis Stoll, [1780] (preocc. Cramer, 1779)
  • Juditha azan lamiola Mielke & Casagrande, 1992 (nom. nud.)
  • Pepla lamis
  • Juditha lamis
  • Nymphidium lamis
  • Nymphidium completa Lathy, 1904

Juditha azan is a butterfly of the Riodinidae family. It is found in most of South America.

Subspecies

The following subspecies are recognised:

  • Juditha azan azan (Brazil (Rio de Janeiro))
  • Juditha azan majorina (Guianas, Brazil (Amazon to Mato Grosso), Venezuela, Trinidad)
  • Juditha azan completa (western Brazil, western Amazon, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia)