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Pilodeudorix obscurata

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Pilodeudorix obscurata
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P. obscurata
Binomial name
Pilodeudorix obscurata
(Trimen, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix obscurata Trimen, 1891
  • Deudorix caerulea obscurata

Pilodeudorix obscurata, the Obscure Blue-heart Playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya (east of the Rift Valley), Tanzania, Zambia (from Lusaka northwards), Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.

Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing from August to September and again from November to May.

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