Deudorix suk | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Lycaenidae |
Genus: | Deudorix |
Species: | D. suk |
Binomial name | |
Deudorix suk | |
Synonyms | |
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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 .
Deudorix diocles, the orange-barred playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Mozambique, from Zimbabwe to Zaïre and in Uganda, Kenya and South Africa. In South Africa it is found along the east coast from the Eastern Cape to KwaZulu-Natal, then north along the foothills of the escarpment to Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
Deudorix dariaves, the black-and-orange playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from South Africa to Mozambique and to the coast of Kenya. In South Africa it is found along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal and north along the escarpment foothill forests to Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
Deudorix dinomenes, the orange playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa.
Deudorix dinochares, the apricot playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in South Africa, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, eastern Africa and south-west Arabia. In South Africa it is found from northern KwaZulu-Natal to Eswatini, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West and Gauteng.
Deudorix antalus, the brown playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Africa and south-west Arabia.
Deudorix vansoni, the Van Son's playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from northern KwaZulu-Natal to Eswatini, then along the Lebombo foothills to southern Mpumalanga and north to Zimbabwe and Malawi.
Deudorix penningtoni, the Pennington's playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found from northern KwaZulu-Natal and southern Mpumalanga along the Lebombo foothills to the southern part of Limpopo.
Deudorix caliginosa, the dark brown playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, southern Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, São Tomé and Príncipe, the Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya, north-western Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe. The butterfly's habitat is forest.
Deudorix ecaudata, the untailed playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Kenya, northern Tanzania and Malawi. The habitat consists of thornbush savanna.
Deudorix jacksoni, the Jackson's playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-western Uganda, western Kenya, Tanzania and north-western Zambia. The habitat consists of the ecotone between forests and savanna, especially riverine vegetation.
Deudorix kayonza, the false coffee playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, western Uganda and Zambia. The habitat consists of forests.
Deudorix livia, the pomegranate playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, Djibouti, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Algeria, Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean, including Greece. The habitat consists of savanna, including arid savanna.
Deudorix lorisona, the coffee playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé and Príncipe, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya, Burundi, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of dense savanna and forests.
Deudorix magda, the dusky playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia and northern and eastern Zimbabwe. The habitat consists of Brachystegia-Uapaca woodland.
Deudorix montana is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Tanzania and Malawi.
Deudorix odana, the indigo playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The species was first described by Hamilton Herbert Druce in 1887. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, western Kenya and north-western Tanzania. The habitat consists of primary forests.
Deudorix ufipa is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western Tanzania and Zambia. The habitat consists of montane areas.
Deudorix vansomereni, the Van Someren's playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-eastern Kenya and north-eastern Tanzania. The habitat consists of forests.
Deudorix kessuma is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in south-east Asia. Larvae feed on Nepenthes species, the first three instars bore into the seed pods.
Deudorix smilis is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It was described by William Chapman Hewitson in 1863. It is found in the Indomalayan realm.