Abisara rutherfordii
Abisara rutherfordii depicted in Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana (row "b", 4th and 5th images)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Abisara
Species:
A. rutherfordii
Binomial name
Abisara rutherfordii
Synonyms
  • Abisara rutherfordii cyclops f. caecata Riley, 1932
  • Abisara rutherfordii herwigi ab. lunula Dufrane, 1945

Abisara rutherfordii, the scalloped Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.[2] 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

  1. Abisara, funet.fi
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-15.


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