Paradeudorix ituri

Paradeudorix ituri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Paradeudorix
Species:	P. ituri
Binomial name
	Paradeudorix ituri; (Bethune-Baker, 1908)
Synonyms
	Deudoryx ituri Bethune-Baker, 1908; Deudorix ultramarina Stempffer, 1964;

Paradeudorix ituri, the Ituri Fairy Playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

Paradeudorix ituri ituri (Nigeria: east and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Sankuru and Maniema)
Paradeudorix ituri ugandae (Talbot, 1935) (southern Sudan, western Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)