Abisara fylloides

Abisara fylloides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Abisara
Species:
A. fylloides
Binomial name
Abisara fylloides
Moore, 1902[1]
Synonyms
  • Sospita fylla magdala Fruhstorfer, 1904

Abisara fylloides is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in Asia.

It was the first butterfly species of the Riodinidae to have its mitochondrial DNA sequenced.[2] The mitochondrial DNA has 15,301 base pairs.

Subspecies

  • Abisara fylloides fylloides (western China)
  • Abisara fylloides magdala (Fruhstorfer, 1904) (Indo China)

References

  1. ^ Abisara, funet.fi
  2. ^ Zhao, F; Huang, DY; Sun, XY; Shi, QH; Hao, JS; Zhang, LL; Yang, Q (2013). "The first mitochondrial genome for the butterfly family Riodinidae (Abisara fylloides) and its systematic implications". Dongwuxue Yanjiu. 34 (E4-5): E109-19. PMID 24115668.


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