Afriodinia rogersi

Light banded Judy
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Riodinidae
Genus:	Afriodinia
Species:	A. rogersi
Binomial name
	Afriodinia rogersi; (H. Druce, 1878)
Synonyms
	Abisara geryonStaudinger, 1888 ; Abisara simulacrisRiley, 1932 ;

Last updated December 25, 2025

Afriodinia rogersi, the light banded Judy, is a butterfly in the family Riodinidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1878. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia.^[2] The habitat consists of shady areas in forests and open areas in submontane forests.

The larvae possibly feed on Maesa species.

Subspecies

Afriodinia rogersi rogersi (Nigeria, Cameroon, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
Afriodinia rogersi simulacrisRiley, 1932 (Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ituri, Uganda, north-western Tanzania)

References

↑ Savela, Markku (March 12, 2019). "Abisara rogersi Druce, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2019.
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

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[1] Savela, Markku (March 12, 2019). "Abisara rogersi Druce, 1878". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved December 15, 2019.

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Riodinidae". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-15.

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