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Pilodeudorix obscurata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Lycaenidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Pilodeudorix

Pilodeudorix obscurata

Pilodeudorix obscurata, the obscure blue-heart playboy, is a butterfly in the Lycaenidae family. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya (east of the Rift Valley), Tanzania, Zambia (from Lusaka northwards), Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Namibia. The habitat consists of savanna.

Adults are attracted to flowers. They are on wing from August to September and again from November to May.

References

Pilodeudorix obscurata Wikipedia