Abisara neavei

Abisara neavei
A. n. neavei
Kibale Forest, Uganda
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Abisara
Species: A. neavei
Binomial name
Abisara neavei
Riley, 1932[1]
Synonyms
  • Abisara rogersi dollmani Riley, 1932

Abisara neavei, the Neave's Judy or Neave's banded Judy, is a butterfly in the Riodinidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of primary and gallery forests, as well as the fringes of submontane forests.

The larvae feed on Maesa lanceolata.

Subspecies

References

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  1. Abisara at at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae


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