Abisara fylloides

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

Abisara fylloides
Scientific 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

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: E109-19. PMID 24115668.


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