Deudorix suk
Deudorix suk, the Suk playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in eastern Uganda and western and central Kenya.[2]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Deudorix |
| Species: | D. suk |
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The larvae feed on Acacia species. They feed within galls. The larvae are associated with ants of the genus Pheidole.
References
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- "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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