Paradeudorix eleala

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Lycaenidae Genus Paradeudorix Order Butterflies and moths		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species

Similar Dapidodigma hymen, Azanus isis, Iolaus iulus, Oxylides faunus, Acraea parrhasia

Paradeudorix eleala, the western fairy playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The habitat consists of primary forests.

The larvae feed on Albizia zygia and Theobromo cacao. They are attended by the ant species Crematogaster buchneri.

Subspecies

Paradeudorix eleala eleala (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Equateur, Kinshasa and Lualaba)

Paradeudorix eleala cufadana (Mendes & De Sousa, 2003) (Guinea-Bissau)

Paradeudorix eleala parallela (Collins & Larsen, 2000) (Guinea Bissau, Guinea)

Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964) (coast of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, western Nigeria)

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