Paradeudorix ituri

Species of butterfly

Paradeudorix ituri

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Paradeudorix
Species:	P. ituri
Binomial name
*Paradeudorix ituri* (Bethune-Baker, 1908)^[1]
Synonyms
Deudoryx ituri Bethune-Baker, 1908 Deudorix ultramarina Stempffer, 1964

Paradeudorix ituri, the Ituri fairy playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.^[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

Subspecies

Paradeudorix ituri ituri (Nigeria: east and the Cross River loop, Cameroon, Bioko, Gabon, Congo, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Uele, Tshopo, Tshuapa, Equateur, Sankuru and Maniema)
Paradeudorix ituri ugandae (Talbot, 1935) (southern Sudan, western Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania)

References

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^ Paradeudorix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
^ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-20.