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Paradeudorix ituri

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Paradeudorix ituri
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P. ituri
Binomial name
Paradeudorix ituri
Synonyms
  • Deudoryx ituri Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Deudorix ultramarina Stempffer, 1964

Paradeudorix ituri, the Ituri fairy playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the 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 the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Sankuru and Maniema)
  • Paradeudorix ituri ugandae (Talbot, 1935) (southern Sudan, western Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

References

  1. ^ Paradeudorix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. ^ Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina