Pilodeudorix mimeta

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Pilodeudorix mimeta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Pilodeudorix
Species:
P. mimeta
Binomial name
Pilodeudorix mimeta
(Karsch, 1895) [1]
Synonyms
  • Actis mimetaKarsch, 1895
  • Hypomyrina perigraphaKarsch, 1895
  • Deudorix undaGaede, 1915

Pilodeudorix mimeta, the green-and-orange playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania and Zambia. [2] The habitat consists of primary forests.

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References

  1. Pilodeudorix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  2. "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-19.