Kingdom Animalia Order Lepidoptera Genus Deudorix Higher classification Deudorix | Phylum Arthropoda Family Lycaenidae Scientific name Deudorix livia Rank Species | |
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Similar Deudorix, Lycaenidae, Butterfly, Insect, Virachola | ||
Deudorix livia, the pomegranate playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean, including Greece. The habitat consists of savanna, including arid savanna.
It is a somewhat migratory species. The larvae feed on Punica granatum, Eriobotrya japonica, Acacia, Phoenix, Allium, Psidium, Gardenia and Lycopersicum species.
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