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.
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| Abisara rutherfordii depicted in Adalbert Seitz's Fauna Africana (row "b", 4th and 5th images) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Abisara |
| Species: | A. rutherfordii
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| Abisara rutherfordii | |
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Subspecies edit
- 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 edit
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Wikispecies has information related to Abisara rutherfordii.
- ^ Abisara, funet.fi
- ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
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