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Paradeudorix eleala

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Genus
  
Paradeudorix

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Class
  
Insecta

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

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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)

    • References

    Paradeudorix eleala Wikipedia
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