Paradeudorix eleala
Paradeudorix eleala, the western fairy playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] The habitat consists of primary forests.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Paradeudorix |
| Species: | P. eleala |
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The larvae feed on Albizia zygia and Theobroma cacao. They are attended by the ant species Crematogaster buchneri.
Subspecies
- Paradeudorix eleala eleala (eastern Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko, Democratic Republic of the Congo: Mongala, Equateur, Kinshasa and Lualaba)
- Paradeudorix eleala cufadana (Mendes & De Sousa, 2003) (Guinea-Bissau)
- Paradeudorix eleala parallela (Collins & Larsen, 2000) (Guinea Bissau, Guinea)
- Paradeudorix eleala viridis (Stempffer, 1964) (coast of Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, western Nigeria)
 Feeding off flower of weed plant Tridax procumbens in Lagos, Nigeria |
 With exposed wings, Lagos |
 At rest, Lagos |
References
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- Paradeudorix at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- "Afrotropical Butterflies: Lycaenidae - Subtribe Deudoricina". Archived from the original on 2015-06-20. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
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