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Deudorix caliginosa

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Deudorix caliginosa
Deudorix caliginosa figure 7
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Deudorix
Species:
D. caliginosa
Binomial name
Deudorix caliginosa
Lathy, 1903[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix (Virachola) caliginosa

Deudorix caliginosa, the Dark Brown Playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Sao Tome & Principe (Sao Tome), the Republic of Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2] The butterfly's habitat is forest.

Adults have been recorded feeding from flowers on bushes and both sexes mud-puddle.

References

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  1. ^ Deudorix, Site of Markku Savela
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina


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