Pilodeudorix diyllus

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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

Similar Paradeudorix eleala, Dapidodigma hymen, Axiocerses harpax, Eicochrysops hippocrates, Deudorix antalus

Pilodeudorix diyllus, the green-streaked playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon. The habitat consists of forests.

Adults have been recorded feeding from the flowers of Eupatorium odorata.

The larvae feed on Pterocarpus esculenta. They are attended by ants of the Oecophylla genus.

Subspecies

Pilodeudorix diyllus diyllus (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, western Cameroon)

Pilodeudorix diyllus occidentalis Libert, 2004 (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea)

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