Deudorix ecaudata
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Deudorix ecaudata Gifford, 1963[1]
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Deudorix ecaudata, the Untailed Playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Kenya (east of the Rift Valley), northern Tanzania and Malawi.[2] The habitat consists of thornbush savanna.
The larvae feed on Acacia species and are associated with ants of the Pheidole genus.
References
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- ^ Deudorix, Site of Markku Savela
- ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina