Deudorix dinomenes

(Deudorix dinomenes)

Description

Deudorix dinomenes, the orange playboy, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Sudan, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and South Africa. The wingspan is 24–30 mm for males and 26–32 mm for females. Adults are on wing year-round with a peak from April to July. The larvae probably feed on the fruit of Deinbollia species

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Lycaenidae
Genus:Deudorix
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