Biology:Paradeudorix eleala

Paradeudorix eleala
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Paradeudorix
Species:	P. eleala
Binomial name
	Paradeudorix eleala; (Hewitson, 1865)
Synonyms
	Hypolycaena eleala Hewitson, 1865; Hypokopelates obscura Bethune-Baker, 1914; Deudorix (Hypokopelates) viridis Stempffer, 1964; Hypokopelates eleala parallela Collins & Larsen, 2000; Hypokopelates eleala cufadana Mendes & De Sousa, 2003;

Short description: Species of butterfly

Paradeudorix eleala, the western fairy playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.^[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia zygia and Theobroma cacao. They are attended by the ant species Crematogaster buchneri.

Subspecies

Paradeudorix eleala eleala (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Equateur, Kinshasa and Lualaba)
Paradeudorix eleala cufadana (Mendes & De Sousa, 2003) (Guinea-Bissau)
Paradeudorix eleala parallela (Collins & Larsen, 2000) (Guinea Bissau, Guinea)
Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964) (coast of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, western Nigeria)