Abisara dewitzi

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Abisara dewitzi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Abisara
Species:
A. dewitzi
Binomial name
Abisara dewitzi

Abisara dewitzi is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Sankuru, Lomami and Lualaba), north-western Zambia and possibly Angola. [2] The habitat consists of forests.

The larvae probably feed on Maesa species.

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References

  1. Abisara, funet.fi
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-15.