Biology:Pilodeudorix angelita

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Short description: Species of butterfly

Pilodeudorix angelita
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pilodeudorix
Species:
P. angelita
Binomial name
Pilodeudorix angelita
(Suffert, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Deudorix angelita Suffert, 1904
  • Deudoryx makala Bethune-Baker, 1908
  • Deudorix schultzei Aurivillius, 1907

Pilodeudorix angelita, the Angelita's playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

  • Pilodeudorix angelita angelita (Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, western and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo)
  • Pilodeudorix angelita schultzei (Aurivillius, 1907) (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon: west of the mountains)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q27546941 entry