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Pilodeudorix mimeta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pilodeudorix

Pilodeudorix mimeta, the green-and-orange 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, Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

  • Pilodeudorix mimeta mimeta (Nigeria: Cross River loop, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia)
  • Pilodeudorix mimeta angusta Libert, 2004 (north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Tanzania)
  • Pilodeudorix mimeta oreas Libert, 2004 (Nigeria, Cameroon)

    • References

    Pilodeudorix mimeta Wikipedia
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