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Abisara rutherfordii

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Abisara rutherfordii
Abisara rutherfordii depicted in Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana (row "b", 4th and 5th images)
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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.