Abisara fylloides

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Abisara fylloides
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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 magdalaFruhstorfer, 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

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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: E109-19. PMID   24115668.