Biology:Pilodeudorix aruma

From HandWiki
Revision as of 23:11, 24 October 2022 by WikiGary (talk | contribs) (linkage)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Species of butterfly

Pilodeudorix aruma
Pilodeudorix aruma.JPG
Pilodeudorix aruma1.JPG
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pilodeudorix
Species:
P. aruma
Binomial name
Pilodeudorix aruma
(Hewitson, 1873)[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypolycaena aruma Hewitson, 1873
  • Hypolycaena rava Holland, 1892
  • Deudorix aruma var. simplex Schultze, 1917
  • Pilodeudorix aruma reducta Libert, 2004

Pilodeudorix aruma, the small red playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

  • Pilodeudorix aruma aruma (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)
  • Pilodeudorix aruma nigeriana Libert, 2004 (eastern Nigeria)
  • Pilodeudorix aruma pallidior Libert, 2004 (Central African Republic, western Uganda)
  • Pilodeudorix aruma simplex (Schultze, 1917) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q27546942 entry