Deudorix suk

Deudorix suk
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Deudorix
Species:	D. suk
Binomial name
	Deudorix suk; Stempffer, 1948
Synonyms
	Deudorix (Virachola) suk;

Last updated August 11, 2025

Deudorix suk, the Suk playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Uganda and western and central Kenya.^[2]

The larvae feed on Acacia species. They feed within galls. The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Pheidole .

References

↑ "Deudorix Hewitson, 1863" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
↑ "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.

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[funet-1] "Deudorix Hewitson, 1863" at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms

[ATBUT-2] "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-26.

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