Pilodeudorix aruma

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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

Pilodeudorix aruma, the small red playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

Pilodeudorix aruma aruma (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic)

Pilodeudorix aruma nigeriana Libert, 2004 (eastern Nigeria)

Pilodeudorix aruma pallidior Libert, 2004 (Central African Republic, western Uganda)

Pilodeudorix aruma simplex (Schultze, 1917) (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

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