Deudorix dariaves

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 dariaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Riodinidae
Genus: Deudorix
Species:
D. dariaves
Binomial name
Deudorix dariaves
Synonyms
  • Virachola dariaves
  • Deudorix (Virachola) dariaves

The wingspan is 23–25 mm for males and 28–33 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with peaks in September and from April to June.[2]

The larvae feed on the fruit of Deinbollia oblongifolia and Hyperacanthus amoenus. It has also been recorded on Brachystegia and Coffea species

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.


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