Abisara fylloides

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

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

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

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