Pilodeudorix diyllus
Pilodeudorix diyllus, the green-streaked playboy, is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, the Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria and Cameroon.[2] The habitat consists of forests.
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Adults have been recorded feeding from the flowers of Eupatorium odorata.
The larvae feed on Pterocarpus esculenta. They are attended by ants of the genus Oecophylla.
Subspecies
- Pilodeudorix diyllus diyllus (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria: south and the Cross River loop, western Cameroon)
- Pilodeudorix diyllus occidentalis Libert, 2004 (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea)
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References
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- 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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