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Deudorix suk

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Deudorix suk
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D. suk
Binomial name
Deudorix suk
Synonyms
  • Deudorix (Virachola) suk

Deudorix suk, the Suk playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Uganda and western and central Kenya.[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia species. They feed within in galls. The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Pheidole.

References

  1. ^ "Deudorix Hewitson, 1863" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.