Abisara neavei
A. n. neavei
Kibale Forest, Uganda
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Abisara
Species:
A. neavei
Binomial name
Abisara neavei
Riley, 1932[1]
Synonyms
  • Abisara rogersi dollmani Riley, 1932

Abisara neavei, the Neave's Judy or Neave's banded Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of the 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

  • A. n. neavei (Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Kasai, Lomami, Lualaba, Tanganika and Maniema)
  • A. n. congdoni Kielland, 1985 (Tanzania)
  • A. n. dollmani Riley, 1932 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: south to Lualaba and Shaba, northern Zambia)
  • A. n. kivuensis Riley, 1932 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: north-east to Uele, Ituri and Kivu)
  • A. n. latifasciata Riley, 1932 (Nigeria, north-western Cameroon)
  • A. n. mahale Kielland, 1978 (western Tanzania: Mahale Mountains, especially the western slopes of Mount Kungwe)

References

  1. ↑ Abisara at Markku Savela's website on Lepidoptera
  2. ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-12.


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