Biology:Deudorix montana

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Deudorix montana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species:
D. montana
Binomial name
Deudorix montana
(Kielland, 1985)[1]
Synonyms
  • Virachola montana Kielland, 1985
  • Deudorix (Virachola) montana

Deudorix montana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania (the Nyumbenito Mountain and Lugoda in Mufindi) and Malawi.[2]

Adults are on wing in March and April.

The larvae feed on Rutidea fuscescens.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5266134 entry