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Abisara rogersi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Riodinidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Abisara

Abisara rogersi

Similar
  
Abisara neavei, Abisara gerontes, Abisara kausambi, Abisara bifasciata, Abisara savitri

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. 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

    Abisara rogersi Wikipedia