Biology:Pilodeudorix zeloides
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Pilodeudorix zeloides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Pilodeudorix |
Species: | P. zeloides
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Binomial name | |
Pilodeudorix zeloides (Butler, 1901)[1]
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Pilodeudorix zeloides, the midnight-blue playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, western Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2]
Adults feed from flowers. They are on wing from August to May.
The larvae feed on Parinari curatellifolia.
References
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- ↑ Pilodeudorix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". http://atbutterflies.com/downloads/lycaenidae_deudoricina.doc.
Wikidata ☰ Q28777726 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilodeudorix zeloides.
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