Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Deudorix dariaves | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Deudorix Rank Species | |
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Deudorix dariaves, the black-and-orange playboy, is a butterfly of the Lycaenidae family. It is found from South Africa to Mozambique and to the coast of Kenya. In South Africa it is found along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal and north along the escarpment foothill forests to Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
The wingspan is 23–25 mm for males and 28–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks in September and from April to June.
The larvae feed on the fruit of Deinbollia oblongifolia and Hyperacanthus amoenus. It has also been recorded on Brachystegia and Coffea species
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