Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Deudorix antalus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Deudorix Rank Species | |
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Similar Deudorix dinochares, Euchrysops malathana, Hypolycaena philippus, Deudorix, Anthene amarah | ||
Deudorix antalus, the brown playboy, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar) and south-west Arabia.
The wingspan is 22–34 mm for males and 22–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from September to October and from March to May.
The larvae feed on the fruit of a wide range of plants, including Haplocoelum galiense, Schotia species (including S. afra and Schotia speciosa), Faidherbia albida, Syzygium species (including S. guineense), Ximenia species (including X. caffra, X. poppae), Acacia species (including A. stenocarpa), Prunus species (including Prunus persica ispahanensis), Cassia, Phaseolus lunatus, Sutherlandia, Crotalaria, Dolichos, Nymania capensis, Combretum, Quisqualis, Albizia, Baphia, Bauhinia, Burkea, Caesalpinia, Cajanus, Canavalia, Phaseolus, Pisum, Vigna, Macadamia, Olea, Paphia, Cardiospermum and Capsicum species.