Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Lycaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Pilodeudorix | |
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Pilodeudorix deritas, the small diopetes, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ghana, Nigeria (the southern part of the country and the Cross River loop), Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, Angola, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Uele, Equateur and Kwango) and Uganda. The habitat consists of forests.
Both sexes are attracted to flowers.
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