Paradeudorix ituri

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species		Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Paradeudorix

Similar Colotis celimene, Tetrarhanis, Charaxes eudoxus, Ornipholidotos, Lachnocnema

Paradeudorix ituri, the Ituri fairy playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

Paradeudorix ituri ituri (Nigeria: east and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Sankuru and Maniema)

Paradeudorix ituri ugandae (Talbot, 1935) (southern Sudan, western Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

References

Paradeudorix ituri Wikipedia

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