Abisara rogersi
| Abisara rogersi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Abisara |
| Species: | A. rogersi |
| Binomial name | |
| Abisara rogersi Druce, 1878[1] | |
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Abisara rogersi, the light banded Judy, is a butterfly in the Riodinidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of shady areas in forests and open areas in submontane forests.
The larvae possibly feed on Maesa species.
Subspecies
- Abisara rogersi rogersi (Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
- Abisara rogersi simulacris Riley, 1932 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)
References
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- ↑ Abisara, funet.fi
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae
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