Biology:Pilodeudorix obscurata
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Short description: Species of butterfly
Pilodeudorix obscurata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Pilodeudorix |
Species: | P. obscurata
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Binomial name | |
Pilodeudorix obscurata (Trimen, 1891)[1]
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Pilodeudorix obscurata, the obscure blue-heart playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya (east of the Rift Valley), Tanzania, Zambia (from Lusaka northwards), Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia.[2] The habitat consists of savanna.
Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing from August to September and again from November to May.
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 ☰ Q28771417 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilodeudorix obscurata.
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