Pilodeudorix deritas

Species of butterfly

Pilodeudorix deritas


Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Pilodeudorix
Species:	P. deritas
Binomial name
*Pilodeudorix deritas* (Hewitson, 1874)^[1]
Synonyms
Deudorix deritas Hewitson, 1874

Pilodeudorix deritas, the small diopetes, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. 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.^[2] The habitat consists of forests.

Both sexes are attracted to flowers.

References

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Wikispecies has information related to Pilodeudorix deritas.

^ Pilodeudorix 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.

External links

Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 66 b
Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 13: Die Afrikanischen Tagfalter. Plate XIII 68 a