Deudorix antalus

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Deudorix antalus
Deudorix antalus 02 (Tongaat, RSA).jpg
Tongaat, South Africa
Common brown playboy (Deudorix antalus).jpg
Aburi Botanical Gardens, Ghana
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species:
D. antalus
Binomial name
Deudorix antalus
(Hopffer, 1855) [1]
Synonyms
  • Dipsas antalusHopffer, 1855
  • Lycaena antaTrimen, 1862
  • Deudorix gambiusMabille, 1887
  • Deudorix antalus var. kitobolensisStrand, 1912

Deudorix antalus, the brown playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa (including Madagascar) and south-west Arabia.

The wingspan is 22–34 mm for males and 22–40 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks from September to October and from March to May. [2]

The larvae feed on the fruit of a wide range of plants, including Haplocoelum galiense , Schotia species (including S. afra and Schotia speciosa ), Faidherbia albida , Syzygium species (including S. guineense ), Ximenia species (including X. afra , X. poppae ), Acacia species (including A. stenocarpa ), Prunus species (including Prunus persica ispahanensis ), Cassia , Phaseolus lunatus , Sutherlandia , Crotalaria , Dolichos , Nymania capensis , Combretum , Quisqualis , Albizia , Baphia , Bauhinia , Burkea , Caesalpinia , Cajanus , Canavalia , Phaseolus , Pisum , Vigna , Macadamia , Olea , Paphia , Cardiospermum and Capsicum species.

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References

  1. "Deudorix Hewitson, 1863" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. Woodhall, Steve (2005). Field Guide to Butterflies of South Africa. Cape Town, South Africa: Struik. ISBN   978-1-86872-724-7.