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Abisara rutherfordii

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Riodinidae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Abisara

Abisara rutherfordii

Abisara rutherfordii, the scalloped Judy, is a butterfly in the Riodinidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

  • Abisara rutherfordii rutherfordii (Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, western Cameroon)
  • Abisara rutherfordii cyclops Riley, 1932 (Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Uele, Ituri, Tshopo, Sankuru and Lualaba)
  • Abisara rutherfordii herwigii Dewitz, 1887 (eastern Cameroon, Gabon, Congo)

    • References

    Abisara rutherfordii Wikipedia
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