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Deudorix galathea

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Deudorix galathea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species:
D. galathea
Binomial name
Deudorix galathea
(Swainson, 1821)[1]
Synonyms
  • Thecla galathea Swainson, 1821
  • Deudorix (Virachola) galathea

Deudorix galathea, the red-edged playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria (south and the Cross River loop), Cameroon and Gabon.[2]

References

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  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 2012-06-23.