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Deudorix suk

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Deudorix suk
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Lycaenidae
Genus:
Deudorix
Species:
D. suk
Binomial name
Deudorix suk
Stempffer, 1948[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix (Virachola) suk

Deudorix suk, the Suk Playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. 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 Pheidole genus.

References

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


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