Biology:Deudorix livia

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Deudorix livia
Deudorix livia m.JPG
Male
Deudorix livia f.JPG
Female
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species:
D. livia
Binomial name
Deudorix livia
(Klug, 1834)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lycaena livia Klug, 1834
  • Deudorix (Virachola) livia
  • Virachola livia pallescens Rothschild, 1921

Deudorix livia, the pomegranate playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Algeria,[2][3] Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean, including Greece.[4] The habitat consists of savanna, including arid savanna.

It is a somewhat migratory species. The larvae feed on Punica granatum, Eriobotrya japonica, Acacia, Phoenix, Allium, Psidium, Gardenia and Lycopersicon species.

Pomegranate playboy from Saudi Arabia
Pomegranate playboy from Saudi Arabia

Subspecies

  • Deudorix livia livia (northern Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, northern Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, northern Uganda, northern and central Kenya, north-central Tanzania, Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt, eastern Mediterranean)
  • Deudorix livia barnetti Libert, 2005 (Oman), United Arab Emirates

References

  1. "Deudorix Hewitson, 1863" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Beladis, B.; Verheggen, F.; Baba Aissa, N.; Boukraa, S.; Salah Ou Elhadj, B.; Yagoub, L.; Doumandji, S.; Guezoul, O. (2018-07-04). "Premier signalement de Deudorix livia (Lepidoptera: Lycanidae) en Algérie: Un ravageur important du grenadier et du palmier dattier". EPPO Bulletin 48 (2): 281–286. doi:10.1111/epp.12478. ISSN 0250-8052. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epp.12478. 
  3. Haddad, K.; Afoutni, L.; Mebarki, M. T. (2020-06-10). "Premier signalement de Deudorix livia (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) dans le sud algérien". EPPO Bulletin 50 (2): 292–294. doi:10.1111/epp.12669. ISSN 0250-8052. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/epp.12669. 
  4. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_deudoricina.doc. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5266131 entry