Abisara neavei
| Abisara neavei | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Riodinidae |
| Genus: | Abisara |
| Species: | A. neavei |
| Binomial name | |
| Abisara neavei Riley, 1932[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Abisara neavei, Neave’s Judy or Neave’s Banded Judy, is a butterfly in the Riodinidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia.[2] The habitat consists of primary and gallery forests, as well as the fringes of submontane forests.
The larvae feed on Maesa lanceolata.
Subspecies
- Abisara neavei neavei (Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo (Kasai, Lomami, Lualaba, Tanganika and Maniema)
- Abisara neavei congdoni Kielland, 1985 (Tanzania)
- Abisara neavei dollmani Riley, 1932 (Democratic Republic of Congo: south to Lualaba and Shaba, northern Zambia)
- Abisara neavei kivuensis Riley, 1932 (Democratic Republic of Congo: north-east to Uele, Ituri and Kivu)
- Abisara neavei latifasciata Riley, 1932 (Nigeria, north-western Cameroon)
- Abisara neavei mahale Kielland, 1978 (western Tanzania: Mahale Mountains, especially the western slopes of Mount Kungwe)
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abisara neavei. |
 |
Wikispecies has information related to: Abisara neavei |
- ↑ Abisara, funet.fi
- ↑ Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, August 16, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.