Pilodeudorix zeloides
Pilodeudorix zeloides, the midnight-blue playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Uganda, western Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique and eastern Zimbabwe.[2]
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Lycaenidae |
| Genus: | Pilodeudorix |
| Species: | P. zeloides |
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Adults feed from flowers. They are on wing from August to May.
The larvae feed on Parinari curatellifolia.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pilodeudorix zeloides.
Wikispecies has information related to Pilodeudorix zeloides.
- Pilodeudorix 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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