Abisara rogersi, the light banded Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1878. 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.
| Light banded Judy | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Abisara |
| Species: | A. rogersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Abisara rogersi | |
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The larvae possibly feed on Maesa species.
Subspecies edit
- 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 edit
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- ^ Savela, Markku (March 12, 2019). "Abisara rogersi Druce, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
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